EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carpenter Co
Fogelsville, PA · Parent: Carpenter Co
- Total releases
- 9.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Carpenter Co: how the 10.4K lbs splits
10.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.0K lbs 66.9%
- Air Releases 3.5K lbs 33.1%
Carpenter Co's 10.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 66.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 33.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Carpenter Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fogelsville, PA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 971 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 9.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,928 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carpenter Co is pounds #431 and chemical-count #624 at 9.5K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Behr Process LLC - Allentown; Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley; American Craft Brewery LLC; Tri-City Marble LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Pennsylvania: Orafol; Passaic Rubber Co; Industrial Models Inc; Muskegon Composites Inc.. Other Carpenter Co sites in this extract: E R Carpenter LP; Carpenter Co Richmond Plant; Carpenter Co.; Er Carpenter LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers).
Carpenter Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fogelsville, PA: 9.5K lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 66.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Orafol and Passaic Rubber Co.
Carpenter Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.5K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carpenter Co: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carpenter Co reports the 805th-largest volume (9.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 63.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Orafol and Passaic Rubber Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Carpenter Co's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 63.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carpenter Co's total reported releases rose from 767 lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co's off-site transfers rose from 250 lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co's air releases rose from 517 lb in 2022 to 610 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carpenter Co Form-R facts
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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 Carpenter Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 44% (1.7K lbs to 971 lbs).
Carpenter Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Carpenter Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 767 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 971 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 3.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Carpenter Co in Lehigh
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carpenter Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Behr Process LLC - Allentown, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley, American Craft Brewery LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Orafol, Passaic Rubber Co, Industrial Models Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carpenter Co on cumulative reported pounds (9.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp, Applied Process Fort Smith, Dupont Electronic Materials Cmp LLC-B5 B6. 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.
- Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp Grand Junction, CO · Chemical Wholesalers 9.5K lbs reported
- Applied Process Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · Fabricated Metals 9.5K lbs reported
- Dupont Electronic Materials Cmp LLC-B5 B6 Newark, DE · Textiles 9.5K lbs reported
- Circle K Terminal Phoenix, AZ · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Carpenter Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including E R Carpenter LP, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, Carpenter Co..
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 Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Behr Process LLC - Allentown. Carpenter Co stamps LIGHT 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 Carpenter Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carpenter Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fogelsville, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Lehigh TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carpenter Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 66.9%). 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