EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Mar-Bal Inc.
Painesville, OH · Parent: Mar-Bal Inc
- Total releases
- 57.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mar-Bal Inc.: how the 57.8K lbs splits
57.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 53.0K lbs 91.6%
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 8.4%
Mar-Bal Inc.'s 57.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Mar-Bal Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Painesville, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 15.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 57.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,801 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. Mar-Bal Inc. is pounds #365 and chemical-count #768 at 57.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pcc Airfoils Renaissance Park; Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio Inc; Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc.; Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Dadi Bathware; Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc; Aristech Surfaces LLC; Skyline Composite. Other Mar-Bal Inc sites in this extract: Mar-Bal Inc.; Mar-Bal Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Zinc compounds.
Mar-Bal Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.6% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 57.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dadi Bathware and Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc.
Mar-Bal Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
58K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mar-Bal Inc.: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Mar-Bal Inc. reports the 446th-largest volume (57.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 95.2% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 95.2% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Ohio include Dadi Bathware and Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mar-Bal Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 95.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mar-Bal Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 12.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mar-Bal Inc.'s air releases rose from 11.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mar-Bal Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 801 lb in 2022 to 911 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mar-Bal Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mar-Bal Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 57.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 94% (7.8K lbs to 15.1K lbs).
Mar-Bal Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mar-Bal Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 94% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 13.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 12.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 15.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 55.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 2.8K lbs | - |
Mar-Bal Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mar-Bal Inc.
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Pcc Airfoils Renaissance Park, Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio Inc, Pvs Nolwood Chemicals 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. Dadi Bathware, Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc, Aristech Surfaces LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mar-Bal Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (57.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hess Seminole Gas Processing Plant, Hb Fuller Co, Coats Na Hendersonville Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mar-Bal Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mar-Bal Inc., Mar-Bal Inc..
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, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Pcc Airfoils Renaissance Park. Mar-Bal 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 Mar-Bal Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mar-Bal Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Painesville, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.2% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hess Seminole Gas Processing Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mar-Bal 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