EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Saint-Gobain
Bristol, RI · Parent: Saint Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 12.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Saint-Gobain: how the 13.7K lbs splits
13.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.4K lbs 97.9%
- Off-site Transfers 281 lbs 2.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Saint-Gobain's 13.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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-LEAN
Saint-Gobain is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bristol, RI, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 12.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,402 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Rhode Island's 75 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Saint-Gobain is pounds #27 and chemical-count #33 at 12.1K lbs. Technic Inc Engineered Powders Div leads reported pounds (641.4K lbs) at 7 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Gannon & Scott leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (35 lbs, pounds #61). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC; Tpi Composites Inc.; Global East Providence Terminal; Antaya Technologies Corp. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Rhode Island: Reckless Industries LLC; Dunmore International Corp; Berry Global Films LLC; Peterson Products. Other Saint Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylbenzene.
Saint-Gobain stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reckless Industries LLC and Dunmore International Corp.
Saint-Gobain vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint-Gobain: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Saint-Gobain reports the 770th-largest volume (12.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 66.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Rhode Island include Reckless Industries LLC and Dunmore International Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Saint-Gobain's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 66.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saint-Gobain's total reported releases fell from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint-Gobain's air releases fell from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint-Gobain Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Saint-Gobain releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 30% (2.2K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Saint-Gobain: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Saint-Gobain year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 9.1K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Saint-Gobain · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint-Gobain
Closest other reporters in Rhode Island - including Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC, Tpi Composites Inc., Global East Providence Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Rhode Island - e.g. Reckless Industries LLC, Dunmore International Corp, Berry Global Films LLC.
Compare beyond Rhode Island
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saint-Gobain on cumulative reported pounds (12.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Mariana Acquistion Corp/saipan Terminal, Misco Products Corp, Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. 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.
- Mariana Acquistion Corp/saipan Terminal Saipan, MP · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12.1K lbs reported
- Misco Products Corp Reading, PA · Chemicals 12.1K lbs reported
- Infineon Technologies Americas Corp Temecula, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 12.1K lbs reported
- Reckless Industries LLC Maryville, TN · Plastics and Rubber 12.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Saint Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gcp Applied Technologies Inc, Gcp Applied Technologies Inc, Gcp Applied Technologies 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC. Saint-Gobain stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Saint-Gobain TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint-Gobain totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bristol, RI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 8.8% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mariana Acquistion Corp/saipan Terminal (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint-Gobain stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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