EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Toray Composite Materials America
Tacoma, WA
- Total releases
- 143.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Toray Composite Materials America: how the 143.0K lbs splits
143.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 143.0K lbs 100.0%
Toray Composite Materials America's 143.0K 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Toray Composite Materials America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 27.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 143.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,836 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. Toray Composite Materials America is pounds #59 and chemical-count #221 at 143.0K 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: James Hardie Building Products; Carlson Paving Products Inc; Carlisle Construction Materials LLC; Central Premix Concrete Products Co. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Washington: Fiberglas Fabricators Inc; Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC; Robroy Industries-Texas LLC; Clarios LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Toray Composite Materials America stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 143.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fiberglas Fabricators Inc and Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC.
Toray Composite Materials America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
143K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Toray Composite Materials America: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Toray Composite Materials America reports the 53rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Fiberglas Fabricators Inc and Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Toray Composite Materials America's pounds in one chemical - here N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Toray Composite Materials America's total reported releases rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Toray Composite Materials America's air releases rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Toray Composite Materials America Form-R facts
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See how Toray Composite Materials America 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 Toray Composite Materials America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 143.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (40.4K lbs to 27.5K lbs).
Toray Composite Materials America: 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 Toray Composite Materials America year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 22.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 31.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 20.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 27.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 143.0K lbs | - |
Toray Composite Materials America · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Toray Composite Materials America
Closest other reporters in Washington - including James Hardie Building Products, Carlson Paving Products Inc, Carlisle Construction Materials LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Fiberglas Fabricators Inc, Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC, Robroy Industries-Texas LLC.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Toray Composite Materials America on cumulative reported pounds (143.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Gowan Milling Blytheville LLC, Kurz Transfer Products LP, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. 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.
- Gowan Milling Blytheville LLC Blytheville, AR · Chemicals 143.0K lbs reported
- Kurz Transfer Products LP Lexington, NC · Printing 143.0K lbs reported
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC Milwaukee, WI · Fabricated Metals 143.1K lbs reported
- Saint-Gobain Ppl Mickleton Mickleton, NJ · Plastics and Rubber 143.1K 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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; nearby reporters include James Hardie Building Products. Toray Composite Materials America stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Toray Composite Materials America TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Toray Composite Materials America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335991 · Electrical Equipment. 2.3% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gowan Milling Blytheville LLC (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Toray Composite Materials America stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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