EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Michelin N.a. Inc
Spartanburg, SC · Parent: Michelin N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 63.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Michelin N.a. Inc: how the 63.5K lbs splits
63.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 61.7K lbs 97.0%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 1.6%
- Water Discharges 876 lbs 1.4%
Michelin N.a. Inc's 63.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Michelin N.a. Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spartanburg, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 63.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,589 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. Michelin N.a. Inc is pounds #174 and chemical-count #182 at 63.5K 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: Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Exeter Portable; Antolin Spartanburg Assembly; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy; Antolin Spartanburg. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Advanced Architectural Products; Fiber Glass Systems; Snyder Manufacturing Inc; Swimusa Fiberglass Pools. Other Michelin N.a. Inc sites in this extract: American Synthetic Rubber Co; Michelin N.a. Inc. Ardmore Plant; Michelin Na Inc-Sandy Springs; Camso Manufacturing USA Ltd. (emporia Division). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; Cobalt compounds; Lead compounds.
Michelin N.a. Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 63.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Advanced Architectural Products and Fiber Glass Systems.
Michelin N.a. Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
64K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Michelin N.a. Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Michelin N.a. Inc reports the 432nd-largest volume (63.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 94.0% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Advanced Architectural Products and Fiber Glass Systems.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Michelin N.a. Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 94.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Michelin N.a. Inc's total reported releases fell from 11.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michelin N.a. Inc's air releases rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 865 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michelin N.a. Inc's water releases rose from 92 lb in 2022 to 414 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michelin N.a. Inc's off-site transfers fell from 11.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Michelin N.a. Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Michelin N.a. Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 63.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 82% (23.5K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Michelin N.a. Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Michelin N.a. Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 82% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 21.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 11.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 59.8K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 324 lbs | - |
Michelin N.a. Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Michelin N.a. Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Exeter Portable, Antolin Spartanburg Assembly, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy, 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. Advanced Architectural Products, Fiber Glass Systems, Snyder Manufacturing Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Michelin N.a. Inc on cumulative reported pounds (63.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Trojan Battery Co. - Lithonia, Beaver Valley Alloy Foundry Co, Colorado Paint Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Michelin N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Synthetic Rubber Co, Michelin N.a. Inc. Ardmore Plant, Michelin Na Inc-Sandy Springs.
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 Zinc compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Cobalt compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Exeter Portable. Michelin N.a. Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Michelin N.a. Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Michelin N.a. Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spartanburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326211 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.0% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trojan Battery Co. - Lithonia (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Michelin N.a. Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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