EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Fiber-Tech Industries
Spokane Valley, WA · Parent: Celstar Group Inc
- Total releases
- 446.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Fiber-Tech Industries: how the 446.2K lbs splits
446.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 446.2K lbs 100.0%
Fiber-Tech Industries's 446.2K 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.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Fiber-Tech Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spokane Valley, WA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 93.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 446.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,083 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fiber-Tech Industries is pounds #37 and chemical-count #151 at 446.2K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Spokane Industries; Safety-Kleen Systems Spokane Valley (spo); Honeywell Electronic Materials Inc; Kaiser Aluminum Washington LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Washington: Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating; Lpi Inc; Teijin Automotive Technologies - Carey; Topp Industries Inc. Other Celstar Group Inc sites in this extract: Fiber-Tech Industries Ohio. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Fiber-Tech Industries stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 446.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating and Lpi Inc.
Fiber-Tech Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
446K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fiber-Tech Industries inside Spokane's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Fiber-Tech Industries reports the 96th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 59.5% of every pound reported in Spokane. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 91.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 91.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Washington include Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating and Lpi Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Spokane's reported pounds (749.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fiber-Tech Industries's total reported releases rose from 67.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 93.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fiber-Tech Industries's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fiber-Tech Industries's air releases rose from 67.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 93.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fiber-Tech Industries Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Fiber-Tech Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
38.1× more than the comparison
33% less 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 Fiber-Tech Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 446.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (122.0K lbs to 93.7K lbs).
Fiber-Tech Industries: 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 Fiber-Tech Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% 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 | 122.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 71.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 92.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 67.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 93.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 409.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 36.4K lbs | - |
Fiber-Tech Industries · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fiber-Tech Industries
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Spokane Industries, Safety-Kleen Systems Spokane Valley (spo), Honeywell Electronic Materials Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating, Lpi Inc, Teijin Automotive Technologies - Carey.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fiber-Tech Industries on cumulative reported pounds (446.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Acushnet Co Ball Plant II, Bayer Cropscience LP - Kc, Dystar Hilton Davis Corp. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Acushnet Co Ball Plant II North Dartmouth, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 446.8K lbs reported
- Bayer Cropscience LP - Kc Kansas City, MO · Chemicals 445.5K lbs reported
- Dystar Hilton Davis Corp Cincinnati, OH · Chemicals 445.5K lbs reported
- Ketjen Pasadena Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 446.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Celstar Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fiber-Tech Industries Ohio.
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, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Spokane Industries. Fiber-Tech Industries 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 Fiber-Tech Industries TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fiber-Tech Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spokane Valley, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 59.5% of Spokane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Framatome Np (Δ 217 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fiber-Tech Industries 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