EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Engineered Composites
Columbia, SC
- Total releases
- 135.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Engineered Composites: how the 135.3K lbs splits
135.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 135.3K lbs 100.0%
Engineered Composites's 135.3K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Engineered Composites is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbia, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 27.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 135.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,958 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Engineered Composites is pounds #131 and chemical-count #407 at 135.3K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos Key Rd Concrete Plant; Associated Asphalt Columbia LLC; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.; Sea-Hunt Boat Manufacturing Co Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Armacell Engineered Foams; Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell; Cooper Standard Industrial & Specialty Group; Toray Plastics (america) Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Engineered Composites stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 135.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Armacell Engineered Foams and Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell.
Engineered Composites vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
135K 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
Engineered Composites: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Engineered Composites reports the 270th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18% of its sector. 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 South Carolina include Armacell Engineered Foams and Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Engineered Composites's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Engineered Composites's total reported releases rose from 23.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Engineered Composites's air releases rose from 23.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Engineered Composites Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Engineered Composites releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 135.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (31.3K lbs to 27.5K lbs).
Engineered Composites: 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 Engineered Composites year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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 | 31.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 27.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 25.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 23.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 27.5K 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 | 135.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
Engineered Composites · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Engineered Composites
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Argos Key Rd Concrete Plant, Associated Asphalt Columbia LLC, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Armacell Engineered Foams, Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell, Cooper Standard Industrial & Specialty Group.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Engineered Composites on cumulative reported pounds (135.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Briess Malt & Ingredients Co, Hood Industries Inc., Architectural Window Manufacturing Corp. 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.
- Briess Malt & Ingredients Co Chilton, WI · Food 135.3K lbs reported
- Hood Industries Inc. Waynesboro, MS · Wood Products 135.4K lbs reported
- Architectural Window Manufacturing Corp Rutherford, NJ · Fabricated Metals 135.2K lbs reported
- Whitacre Greer Co Alliance, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 135.1K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Argos Key Rd Concrete Plant. Engineered Composites stamps MID 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 Engineered Composites TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Engineered Composites totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbia, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.9% of Richland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Briess Malt & Ingredients Co (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Engineered Composites stamps MID 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