EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Flexible Technologies Inc.
Abbeville, SC
- Total releases
- 95.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Flexible Technologies Inc.: how the 95.6K lbs splits
95.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 60.0K lbs 62.7%
- Off-site Transfers 35.6K lbs 37.3%
Flexible Technologies Inc.'s 95.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 62.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 37.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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
Flexible Technologies Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Abbeville, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 12.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 95.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,685 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. Flexible Technologies Inc. is pounds #148 and chemical-count #139 at 95.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Burnstein von Seelen; Thermaflex; Prysmian Power Cables & Systems USA LLC; Sage Automotive Interiors - Abbeville Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Johns Manville; Osborne Industries Inc; Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp; Gates Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Certain glycol ethers.
Flexible Technologies Inc. is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Abbeville, SC: 95.6K lbs across 5 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 62.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Johns Manville and Osborne Industries Inc.
Flexible Technologies Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
96K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Flexible Technologies Inc. inside Abbeville's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Flexible Technologies Inc. reports the 327th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 57.4% of every pound reported in Abbeville. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 63.1% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Johns Manville and Osborne Industries Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Abbeville's reported pounds (166.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Flexible Technologies Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 21.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flexible Technologies Inc.'s air releases fell from 15.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flexible Technologies Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flexible Technologies Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Flexible Technologies Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Flexible Technologies Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 95.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (16.6K lbs to 12.5K lbs).
Flexible Technologies Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Flexible Technologies Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 23.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 21.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 21.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 12.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 60.3K lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 35.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Flexible Technologies Inc. in Abbeville
Nearest TRI Facilities to Flexible Technologies Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Burnstein von Seelen, Thermaflex, Prysmian Power Cables & Systems USA LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Johns Manville, Osborne Industries Inc, Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Flexible Technologies Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (95.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Poet Biorefining - Chancellor, Nagalv-Ohio Inc, Vandemark Chemical Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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 Toluene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Burnstein von Seelen. Flexible Technologies Inc. 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 Flexible Technologies Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Flexible Technologies Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Abbeville, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326220 · Plastics and Rubber. 57.4% of Abbeville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Poet Biorefining - Chancellor (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Flexible Technologies Inc. stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 62.7%). 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