EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Formica Corp
Cincinnati, OH
- Total releases
- 187.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Formica Corp: how the 187.4K lbs splits
187.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 128.8K lbs 68.7%
- Air Releases 58.7K lbs 31.3%
Formica Corp's 187.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 68.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Formica Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cincinnati, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 16.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 187.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,363 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. Formica Corp is pounds #193 and chemical-count #568 at 187.4K 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: Univar Solutions USA Inc; Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant; Neyra Industries Inc; Sawbrook Steel Casting LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Roca Bathroom Products Inc.; Stabilit America Inc.; Ecological Tanks Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Formaldehyde; Certain glycol ethers.
Formica Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cincinnati, OH: 187.4K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 68.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Roca Bathroom Products Inc..
Formica Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
187K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Formica Corp in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Formica Corp reports the 216th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Roca Bathroom Products Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Formica Corp's total reported releases fell from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Formica Corp's off-site transfers fell from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Formica Corp's air releases fell from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Formica Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Formica Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 187.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 59% (39.3K lbs to 16.0K lbs).
Formica Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Formica Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 59% from 2019 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 34.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 79.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 18.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 16.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 93.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 63.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 30.9K lbs | - |
Formica Corp in Hamilton
Nearest TRI Facilities to Formica Corp
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Univar Solutions USA Inc, Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant, Neyra Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Roca Bathroom Products Inc., Stabilit America Inc..
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Formica Corp on cumulative reported pounds (187.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Electro-Max Inc., Kodak Alaris Colorado. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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 Phenol, Formaldehyde, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Univar Solutions USA Inc. Formica Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Formica Corp TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Formica Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cincinnati, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.6% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Formica Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 68.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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