EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Red Ewald LLC
Karnes City, TX
- Total releases
- 117.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Red Ewald LLC: how the 117.2K lbs splits
117.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 117.2K lbs 100.0%
Red Ewald LLC's 117.2K 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: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Red Ewald LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Karnes City, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 18.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 117.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,260 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. Red Ewald LLC is pounds #417 and chemical-count #1514 at 117.2K 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: Nalco Company-Karnes; Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC; Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant; Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility; Fiber Glass Systems L.P.; Weir Minerals Linatex- Salt Lake City; Camso Manufacturing USA Ltd. (emporia Division). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Red Ewald LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 117.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility and Fiber Glass Systems L.P..
Red Ewald LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
117K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Red Ewald LLC inside Karnes's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Red Ewald LLC reports the 295th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 31.1% of every pound reported in Karnes. 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 Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility and Fiber Glass Systems L.P..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Karnes's reported pounds (376.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Red Ewald LLC's total reported releases fell from 56.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Ewald LLC's air releases fell from 56.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Red Ewald LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Red Ewald LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 117.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (17.3K lbs to 18.2K lbs).
Red Ewald LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Red Ewald LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 13.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 12.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 56.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 18.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 117.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Red Ewald LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Red Ewald LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Nalco Company-Karnes, Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC, Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant, 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. Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility, Fiber Glass Systems L.P., Weir Minerals Linatex- Salt Lake City.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Red Ewald LLC on cumulative reported pounds (117.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div, Whitewater Generating Station, The Andersons Logansport Terminal. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div Winston Salem, NC · Tobacco 117.2K lbs reported
- Whitewater Generating Station Whitewater, WI · Electric Utilities 117.2K lbs reported
- The Andersons Logansport Terminal Logansport, IN · Chemicals 117.2K lbs reported
- Johnson Welded Products LLC Urbana, OH · Fabricated Metals 117.2K 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 Nalco Company-Karnes. Red Ewald LLC stamps MID 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 Red Ewald LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Red Ewald LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Karnes City, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 31.1% of Karnes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Red Ewald LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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