EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Wabtec Components
Wytheville, VA · Parent: Wabtec Corp
- Total releases
- 38.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Wabtec Components: how the 38.3K lbs splits
38.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.3K lbs 60.9%
- Off-site Transfers 15.0K lbs 39.1%
Wabtec Components's 38.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 60.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 39.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Wabtec Components is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wytheville, VA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 12.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 38.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,755 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. Wabtec Components is pounds #140 and chemical-count #161 at 38.3K 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: Coperion Corp; Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc; Hitachi Energy USA Inc.; Utility Trailer Manufacturing. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Virginia: Srg Global Coatings LLC; Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip); Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc; Ritus Corp. Other Wabtec Corp sites in this extract: Railroad Friction Products Corp; Aero Transportation Products Inc; Sancast Inc; Barber Steel Foundry Corporation. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds.
Wabtec Components is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wytheville, VA: 38.3K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 60.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Srg Global Coatings LLC and Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip).
Wabtec Components vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
38K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wabtec Components inside Wythe's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Wabtec Components reports the 548th-largest volume (38.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 45.4% of every pound reported in Wythe. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 60.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Srg Global Coatings LLC and Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wythe's reported pounds (84.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wabtec Components's total reported releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wabtec Components's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 9.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wabtec Components's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wabtec Components's off-site transfers fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wabtec Components Form-R facts
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477058.8× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Wabtec Components releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (17.5K lbs to 12.2K lbs).
Wabtec Components: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wabtec Components year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 12.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 23.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 238 lbs | - |
Wabtec Components in Wythe
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wabtec Components
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Coperion Corp, Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc, Hitachi Energy USA Inc., 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. Srg Global Coatings LLC, Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip), Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wabtec Components on cumulative reported pounds (38.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include St. Marys Foundry Ltd., Srg Global Coatings LLC, Dal-Tile Dickson. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
Other Wabtec Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Railroad Friction Products Corp, Aero Transportation Products Inc, Sancast Inc.
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 Toluene, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Coperion Corp. Wabtec Components stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN 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 Wabtec Components TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wabtec Components totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wytheville, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326291 · Plastics and Rubber. 45.4% of Wythe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: St. Marys Foundry Ltd. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wabtec Components stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 60.9%). 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