EPA TRI Facility · Paper
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3
Lancaster, OH · Parent: Duraco Specialty Tapes LLC
- Total releases
- 81.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3: how the 81.1K lbs splits
81.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 81.1K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3's 81.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lancaster, OH, in the paper sector. It reported 17.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 81.1K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,031 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 is pounds #309 and chemical-count #995 at 81.1K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closures Div; Cirba Solutions US Inc; Ohio Paperboard; Hfi LLC (0125034004). Similar-scale Paper peers outside Ohio: National Coating Corp; Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex; Blandin Paper Co; Color Communications Inc. Other Duraco Specialty Tapes LLC sites in this extract: 3 Sigma LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.1K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Coating Corp and Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex.
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
81K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3: Toluene-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 reports the 179th-largest volume (81.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include National Coating Corp and Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3's total reported releases fell from 41.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3's air releases fell from 41.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 Form-R facts
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See how 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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80% less than the comparison
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 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (22.1K lbs to 17.4K lbs).
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% from 2021 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 41.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 17.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 81.1K lbs | - |
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closures Div, Cirba Solutions US Inc, Ohio Paperboard, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
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Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. National Coating Corp, Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex, Blandin Paper Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 on cumulative reported pounds (81.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Icm Biofuels LLC, National Coating Corp, The Sierra Co LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Duraco Specialty Tapes LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3 Sigma LLC.
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 Toluene; nearby reporters include Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closures Div. 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lancaster, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 12.8% of Fairfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Icm Biofuels LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3 Sigma LLC Plant 3 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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