EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Schmelzer Inds. Inc.
Somerset, OH
- Total releases
- 50.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Schmelzer Inds. Inc.: how the 50.5K lbs splits
50.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 50.5K lbs 100.0%
Schmelzer Inds. Inc.'s 50.5K 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: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Somerset, OH, in the textiles sector. It reported 18.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 50.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,113 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. Schmelzer Inds. Inc. is pounds #383 and chemical-count #1006 at 50.5K 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 LLC - Crooksville; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12; Westerman Inc.; Casting Solutions Llc.. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside Ohio: Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC; Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services); Bradford Industries; Jessup Manufacturing Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 50.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC and Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services).
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
50K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. inside Perry's TRI pounds
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Schmelzer Inds. Inc. reports the 27th-largest volume (50.5K lbs). This one site accounts for 71.3% of every pound reported in Perry. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Ohio include Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC and Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Perry's reported pounds (70.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Schmelzer Inds. Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 7.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Schmelzer Inds. Inc.'s air releases rose from 7.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. Form-R facts
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2.5× more than the comparison
67% 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 Schmelzer Inds. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 50.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 127% (8.0K lbs to 18.2K lbs).
Schmelzer Inds. 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 Schmelzer Inds. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 127% 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 | 8.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 7.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 18.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 50.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Schmelzer Inds. Inc.
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Pcc Airfoils LLC - Crooksville, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12, Westerman Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC, Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services), Bradford Industries.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Schmelzer Inds. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (50.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Gemini Coatings Inc, Cytec Engineered Inc, Delta Western LLC Haines Bulk Facility. 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).
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; nearby reporters include Pcc Airfoils LLC - Crooksville. Schmelzer Inds. 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 Schmelzer Inds. Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Schmelzer Inds. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Somerset, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313210 · Textiles. 71.3% of Perry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gemini Coatings Inc (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Schmelzer Inds. 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