EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Guardian Manufacturing Co
Willard, OH · Parent: Paug-Vik Enterprises Inc
- Total releases
- 147.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Guardian Manufacturing Co: how the 147.1K lbs splits
147.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 147.1K lbs 100.0%
Guardian Manufacturing Co's 147.1K 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Guardian Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Willard, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 29.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 147.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,781 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. Guardian Manufacturing Co is pounds #221 and chemical-count #743 at 147.1K 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: Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Willard Facility; Lsc Communications DBA Lakeside Book Co; Lakepark Industries Inc; Arcelormittal Tubular Products USA LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Kinyo Virginia Inc; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll; Monosol - Duneland Plant; Crane Composites Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene.
Guardian Manufacturing Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 147.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kinyo Virginia Inc and Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll.
Guardian Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
147K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Guardian Manufacturing Co: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Guardian Manufacturing Co reports the 253rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 73.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Kinyo Virginia Inc and Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Guardian Manufacturing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 73.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Guardian Manufacturing Co's total reported releases fell from 30.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Manufacturing Co's air releases fell from 30.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Manufacturing Co Form-R facts
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See how Guardian Manufacturing Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
58.1× more than the comparison
78% 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 Guardian Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 147.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (24.8K lbs to 29.6K lbs).
Guardian Manufacturing Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Guardian Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 28.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 33.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 30.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 29.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 108.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 38.7K lbs | - |
Guardian Manufacturing Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Guardian Manufacturing Co
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Willard Facility, Lsc Communications DBA Lakeside Book Co, Lakepark Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Kinyo Virginia Inc, Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll, Monosol - Duneland Plant.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (147.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Royal Adhesives & Sealants, Illinois Cement Co, US Zinc- Dust. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants South Bend, IN · Chemicals 147.2K lbs reported
- Illinois Cement Co La Salle, IL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 147.2K lbs reported
- US Zinc- Dust Houston, TX · Primary Metals 147.1K lbs reported
- Bluescope Coated Products LLC Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Fabricated Metals 146.9K 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene; nearby reporters include Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Willard Facility. Guardian Manufacturing Co stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Guardian Manufacturing Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Willard, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 4.2% of Huron TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Royal Adhesives & Sealants (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Manufacturing Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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