EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Fiberglass Specialties Inc
Henderson, TX · Parent: Fiberglass Specialties Inc
- Total releases
- 28.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Fiberglass Specialties Inc: how the 28.5K lbs splits
28.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.7K lbs 55.0%
- Off-site Transfers 12.8K lbs 45.0%
Fiberglass Specialties Inc's 28.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 45.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Fiberglass Specialties Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Henderson, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 9.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 28.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 7,432 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. Fiberglass Specialties Inc is pounds #725 and chemical-count #1558 at 28.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC; Henderson Lumber Mill; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45; Sadler's Smokehouse LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Spartech LLC; Vibracoustic Na LP; Polymerics Inc; Marvin Composites LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Fiberglass Specialties Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Henderson, TX: 28.5K lbs across 1 chemical (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Spartech LLC and Vibracoustic Na LP.
Fiberglass Specialties Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fiberglass Specialties Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Fiberglass Specialties Inc reports the 610th-largest volume (28.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Spartech LLC and Vibracoustic Na LP.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fiberglass Specialties Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Fiberglass Specialties Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fiberglass Specialties Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 2% (9.2K lbs to 9.3K lbs).
Fiberglass Specialties Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Fiberglass Specialties Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 9.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 28.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Fiberglass Specialties Inc in Rusk
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fiberglass Specialties Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC, Henderson Lumber Mill, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
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Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Spartech LLC, Vibracoustic Na LP, Polymerics Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fiberglass Specialties Inc on cumulative reported pounds (28.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Chromasource Inc, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility, Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Chromasource Inc Columbia City, IN · Paper 28.5K lbs reported
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility Chattanooga, TN · Food 28.5K lbs reported
- Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc Pine Bluff, AR · Textile Product 28.5K lbs reported
- 3M Co H & Cc Div Prairie Du Chien, WI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 28.5K lbs reported
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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC. Fiberglass Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Fiberglass Specialties Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fiberglass Specialties Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Henderson, TX, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.3% of Rusk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chromasource Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fiberglass Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.0%). 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