EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant
Richmond, VA · Parent: Carpenter Co
- Total releases
- 41.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant: how the 81.7K lbs splits
81.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 72.5K lbs 88.7%
- Air Releases 9.2K lbs 11.3%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant's 81.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, VA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 40.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 41.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,577 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carpenter Co Richmond Plant is pounds #134 and chemical-count #115 at 41.3K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sonoco Richmond; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC; Upaco Adhesives Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Virginia: Swim Platforms Inc; Ticona Polymers Inc; Terra-Vaults Inc.; Cytiva US LLC. Other Carpenter Co sites in this extract: E R Carpenter LP; Carpenter Co.; Carpenter Co; Er Carpenter LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); Ethylene glycol; Diethanolamine.
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 41.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Swim Platforms Inc and Ticona Polymers Inc.
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
41K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant reports the 527th-largest volume (41.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Swim Platforms Inc and Ticona Polymers Inc.
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
- Carpenter Co Richmond Plant's total reported releases rose from 803 lb in 2022 to 21.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co Richmond Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 19.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co Richmond Plant's air releases rose from 803 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co Richmond Plant's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant Form-R facts
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See how Carpenter Co Richmond Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
44.7× more than the comparison
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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 Carpenter Co Richmond Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1649% (2.3K lbs to 40.4K lbs).
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Carpenter Co Richmond Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1649% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 15.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 803 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 40.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 39.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 29.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 29 lbs | - |
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carpenter Co Richmond Plant
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Sonoco Richmond, Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site, Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Swim Platforms Inc, Ticona Polymers Inc, Terra-Vaults Inc..
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carpenter Co Richmond Plant on cumulative reported pounds (41.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Chem Technologies Ltd., Allied Oil & Tire Co LLC, Ge Engine Services Acsc/c Container Pl.. 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.
- Chem Technologies Ltd. Middlefield, OH · Chemicals 41.3K lbs reported
- Allied Oil & Tire Co LLC Kansas City, MO · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 41.4K lbs reported
- Ge Engine Services Acsc/c Container Pl. Cincinnati, OH · Transportation Equipment 41.4K lbs reported
- Covidien LP North Haven, CT · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 41.3K lbs reported
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 Carpenter Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including E R Carpenter LP, Carpenter Co., Carpenter Co.
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 Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Ethylene glycol, Diethanolamine; nearby reporters include Sonoco Richmond. Carpenter Co Richmond Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Carpenter Co Richmond Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.7% of Richmond (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chem Technologies Ltd. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carpenter Co Richmond Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Diisocyanates. 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