EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
3M Co - Brownwood
Brownwood, TX · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 628.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
3M Co - Brownwood: how the 628.3K lbs splits
628.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 382.2K lbs 60.8%
- Off-site Transfers 186.0K lbs 29.6%
- Land Disposal 58.9K lbs 9.4%
- Water Discharges 1.2K lbs 0.2%
3M Co - Brownwood's 628.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 60.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 29.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
3M Co - Brownwood is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brownwood, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 114.7K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 628.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,699 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co - Brownwood is pounds #177 and chemical-count #184 at 628.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kohler Co; Sawyer Oilfield Products; Superior Essex International Inc.; Kohler Co. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Baxter Healthcare Corp; Aquatic Bath; Global Composites Inc Plant 4; Mincey Marble Manufacturing Inc.. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Barium And Barium Compounds; Zinc compounds; n-Butyl alcohol.
3M Co - Brownwood is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Brownwood, TX: 628.3K lbs across 12 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 60.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Baxter Healthcare Corp and Aquatic Bath.
3M Co - Brownwood vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
628K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co - Brownwood inside Brown's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, 3M Co - Brownwood reports the 68th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 30.6% of every pound reported in Brown. Scale peers outside Texas include Baxter Healthcare Corp and Aquatic Bath.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Brown's reported pounds (2.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co - Brownwood's total reported releases fell from 153.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 114.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Brownwood's water releases rose from 105 lb in 2022 to 502 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Brownwood's land releases fell from 11.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Brownwood's off-site transfers fell from 47.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co - Brownwood Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how 3M Co - Brownwood stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
49% less than the comparison
2.4× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How 3M Co - Brownwood releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 628.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (107.9K lbs to 114.7K lbs).
3M Co - Brownwood: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3M Co - Brownwood year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 107.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 110.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 141.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 153.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 114.7K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 153.8K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 148.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 110.9K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 104.8K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 47.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 32.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 23.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.1K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 49 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
3M Co - Brownwood in Brown
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Co - Brownwood
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Kohler Co, Sawyer Oilfield Products, Superior Essex International Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Baxter Healthcare Corp, Aquatic Bath, Global Composites Inc Plant 4.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co - Brownwood on cumulative reported pounds (628.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Metal Container Corp, Lsc Communications / Lancaster East, Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Metal Container Corp Oklahoma City, OK · Fabricated Metals 628.2K lbs reported
- Lsc Communications / Lancaster East Lancaster, PA · Printing 628.1K lbs reported
- Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · Electric Utilities 629.2K lbs reported
- Baxter Healthcare Corp Mountain Home, AR · Plastics and Rubber 629.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Barium And Barium Compounds, Zinc compounds, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Kohler Co. 3M Co - Brownwood stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 3M Co - Brownwood TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co - Brownwood totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brownwood, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 30.6% of Brown TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metal Container Corp (Δ 108 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co - Brownwood stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 60.8%). 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