EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Firestone Polymers LLC
Akron, OH · Parent: Bridgestone Americas Inc
- Total releases
- 265 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Firestone Polymers LLC: how the 265 lbs splits
265 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 265 lbs 100.0%
Firestone Polymers LLC's 265 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: 1,3-Butadiene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Firestone Polymers LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Akron, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 72 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 265 lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 15,499 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. Firestone Polymers LLC is pounds #1017 and chemical-count #890 at 265 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chrome Deposit Corp; Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC; Akron Paint & Varnish Inc.; W J Ruscoe Co Plant II. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Hp International Trading Bv (puerto Rico Branch) LLC; Force Industries Divison; Church & Dwight Co. Inc.; Chemicals Inc. Other Bridgestone Americas Inc sites in this extract: Firestone Polymers LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,3-Butadiene; Cyclohexane.
Firestone Polymers LLC stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 265 lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hp International Trading Bv (puerto Rico Branch) LLC and Force Industries Divison.
Firestone Polymers LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
265 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Firestone Polymers LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Firestone Polymers LLC reports the 3,062nd-largest volume (265 lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Hp International Trading Bv (puerto Rico Branch) LLC and Force Industries Divison.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Firestone Polymers LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Firestone Polymers LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 265 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 4% (75 lbs to 72 lbs).
Firestone Polymers LLC: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Firestone Polymers LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% from 2019 to 2022). 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: 1,3-Butadiene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 75 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 43 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 75 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 72 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,3-Butadiene | 164 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 101 lbs | - |
Firestone Polymers LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Other Bridgestone Americas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Firestone Polymers LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 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 1,3-Butadiene, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Chrome Deposit Corp. Firestone Polymers LLC stamps TRACE 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.
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This Firestone Polymers LLC TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1,3-Butadiene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Firestone Polymers LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Akron, OH, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 325212 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Summit TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rhinehart Oil Co. Holbrook Bulk Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Firestone Polymers LLC stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1,3-Butadiene. 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