EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Pro-Tops Inc
Matthews, NC
- Total releases
- 5.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pro-Tops Inc: how the 5.0K lbs splits
5.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.0K lbs 100.0%
Pro-Tops Inc's 5.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Pro-Tops Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Matthews, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 5.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023. That ranks 11,192 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pro-Tops Inc is pounds #357 and chemical-count #575 at 5.0K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Concrete Supply Co - Matthews; Sws Concrete-Stallings Plant; Indian Trail Concrete Plant; Radiator Specialty Co. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Hexpol Long Beach; Uop LLC; Milsco Manufacturing Co Redgranite; Carlisle Construction Materials LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Pro-Tops Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.0K lbs (2023–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hexpol Long Beach and Uop LLC.
Pro-Tops Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.0K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pro-Tops Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Pro-Tops Inc reports the 889th-largest volume (5.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Hexpol Long Beach and Uop LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pro-Tops Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Pro-Tops Inc Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pro-Tops Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.0K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 5.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Pro-Tops Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pro-Tops Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co - Matthews, Sws Concrete-Stallings Plant, Indian Trail Concrete Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Hexpol Long Beach, Uop LLC, Milsco Manufacturing Co Redgranite.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pro-Tops Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Nov Rig Systems Service Center Bammel, Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC, Barnes Aerospace - Lansing Div. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Nov Rig Systems Service Center Bammel Houston, TX · Machinery 5.0K lbs reported
- Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC Texarkana, TX · Fabricated Metals 5.0K lbs reported
- Barnes Aerospace - Lansing Div Lansing, MI · Transportation Equipment 5.0K lbs reported
- Hexpol Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Plastics and Rubber 5.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Styrene; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co - Matthews. Pro-Tops Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Pro-Tops Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pro-Tops Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Matthews, NC, latest year 2023. NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.0% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nov Rig Systems Service Center Bammel (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pro-Tops Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov