EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing
Cleveland, TN · Parent: Milliken & Co
- Total releases
- 5.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing: how the 5.7K lbs splits
5.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.2K lbs 55.9%
- Off-site Transfers 2.5K lbs 44.1%
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing's 5.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 44.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, TN, in the textiles sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,938 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. Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing is pounds #342 and chemical-count #387 at 5.7K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mueller Co-Cleveland; Lambcon; Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations; Cormetech Inc. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside Tennessee: 3M Co - Monrovia Tape; Custom Coatings Inc.; Duracote Corp; Jaeger USA Inc.. Other Milliken & Co sites in this extract: King America Finishing Inc; Milliken Chemical Allen Plant; Encapsys LLC; Sivance LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cleveland, TN: 5.7K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include 3M Co - Monrovia Tape and Custom Coatings Inc..
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.7K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing reports the 60th-largest volume (5.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 91.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include 3M Co - Monrovia Tape and Custom Coatings Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 91.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing's total reported releases rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 971 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing: 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 Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing year-over-year reported totals. 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 300 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 174 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 474 lbs | - |
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing in Bradley
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Mueller Co-Cleveland, Lambcon, Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. 3M Co - Monrovia Tape, Custom Coatings Inc., Duracote Corp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing on cumulative reported pounds (5.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ford Motor Co Sharonville Plant, Er Carpenter LP, C-Port LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Milliken & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including King America Finishing Inc, Milliken Chemical Allen Plant, Encapsys 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 Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Mueller Co-Cleveland. Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN 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 Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313310 · Textiles. 0.4% of Bradley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ford Motor Co Sharonville Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.9%). 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