EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polyguard Products
Ennis, TX · Parent: Muncaster Capital of Texas Inc
- Total releases
- 15.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Polyguard Products: how the 15.3K lbs splits
15.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.8K lbs 90.5%
- Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs 9.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Polyguard Products's 15.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 9.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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-LEAN
Polyguard Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ennis, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 15.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,867 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. Polyguard Products is pounds #856 and chemical-count #802 at 15.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Polyguard Products; Freshpet; Schirm USA Inc.; Sherwin-Williams Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Nitto Denko Avecia Inc.; Eclectic Products LLC; Hentzen Aerospace; Lacamas Laboratories Inc. Other Muncaster Capital of Texas Inc sites in this extract: Polyguard Products Inc; Polyguard Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Compare Polyguard Products with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Polyguard Products Ennis · 0 lbs
- Freshpet Ennis · 4.7K lbs
- Schirm USA Inc. Ennis · 18.1K lbs
- Sherwin-Williams Co Ennis · 24.2K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. (OH) · Eclectic Products LLC (LA) · Hentzen Aerospace (SC)
Polyguard Products stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.5% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. and Eclectic Products LLC.
Polyguard Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polyguard Products in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polyguard Products reports the 1,863rd-largest volume (15.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. and Eclectic Products LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polyguard Products's total reported releases rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polyguard Products's air releases rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polyguard Products Form-R facts
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See how Polyguard Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Polyguard Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (2.5K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
Polyguard Products: 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 Polyguard Products year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 441 lbs | Carcinogen |
Polyguard Products · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polyguard Products
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Polyguard Products, Freshpet, Schirm USA Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Nitto Denko Avecia Inc., Eclectic Products LLC, Hentzen Aerospace.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polyguard Products on cumulative reported pounds (15.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Nitto Denko Avecia Inc., Allweather Wood LLC, Sam Dong Inc. 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 Muncaster Capital of Texas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Polyguard Products Inc, Polyguard Products.
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 n-Hexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Polyguard Products. Polyguard Products stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Polyguard Products TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polyguard Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ennis, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Ellis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allweather Wood LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polyguard Products stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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