EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Flex-N-Gate Rockford
Rockford, TN · Parent: Flex-N-Gate Corp
- Total releases
- 5.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Flex-N-Gate Rockford: how the 5.1K lbs splits
5.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.1K lbs 100.0%
Flex-N-Gate Rockford's 5.1K 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
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-HEAVY
Flex-N-Gate Rockford is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockford, TN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 765 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,162 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Flex-N-Gate Rockford is pounds #349 and chemical-count #300 at 5.1K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nisus Corp; Royal Metal Powders Inc.; Smoky Mountain Metals Inc; Arconic US LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Tennessee: Lonestar Fiberglass Components, LLC; Hexpol Long Beach; Pro-Tops Inc; Uop LLC. Other Flex-N-Gate Corp sites in this extract: Master Guard LLC; Ventra Ionia Main LLC; Ventra Ionia Paint LLC; Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma L.L.C.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone; Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol.
Flex-N-Gate Rockford stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lonestar Fiberglass Components, LLC and Hexpol Long Beach.
Flex-N-Gate Rockford vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Flex-N-Gate Rockford: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Flex-N-Gate Rockford reports the 887th-largest volume (5.1K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 54.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Lonestar Fiberglass Components, LLC and Hexpol Long Beach.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (54.5% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Flex-N-Gate Rockford Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Flex-N-Gate Rockford releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 70% (2.6K lbs to 765 lbs).
Flex-N-Gate Rockford: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Flex-N-Gate Rockford year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 654 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 356 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 765 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 765 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 2.3K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 41 lbs | - |
Flex-N-Gate Rockford · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Flex-N-Gate Rockford
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nisus Corp, Royal Metal Powders Inc., Smoky Mountain Metals Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Lonestar Fiberglass Components, LLC, Hexpol Long Beach, Pro-Tops Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Flex-N-Gate Rockford on cumulative reported pounds (5.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Torrance Casting Inc, Dow Silicones Corp Auburn Site, Waterbury Peaking Elec Generating Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Flex-N-Gate Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Master Guard LLC, Ventra Ionia Main LLC, Ventra Ionia Paint LLC.
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 Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Nisus Corp. Flex-N-Gate Rockford stamps LIGHT 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 Flex-N-Gate Rockford TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Flex-N-Gate Rockford totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockford, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Blount TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Torrance Casting Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Flex-N-Gate Rockford stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone. 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