EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Specialty Tapes LLC
Franksville, WI
- Total releases
- 12.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Specialty Tapes LLC: how the 12.8K lbs splits
12.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.8K lbs 100.0%
Specialty Tapes LLC's 12.8K 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: Toluene.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Specialty Tapes LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franksville, WI, in the paper sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 12.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,285 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Specialty Tapes LLC is pounds #366 and chemical-count #368 at 12.8K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fibertech Inc.; Engendren LLC; Unico LLC; Merz N.a. Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Wisconsin: Alkegen; Gold Bond Building Products - Milton; Knowlton Technologies LLC; Covalence Adhesives. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene.
Specialty Tapes LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alkegen and Gold Bond Building Products - Milton.
Specialty Tapes LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Specialty Tapes LLC: Toluene-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Specialty Tapes LLC reports the 246th-largest volume (12.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 69.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Alkegen and Gold Bond Building Products - Milton.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Specialty Tapes LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 69.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Specialty Tapes LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Specialty Tapes LLC's air releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Specialty Tapes LLC Form-R facts
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See how Specialty Tapes LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
88% less 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 Specialty Tapes LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (2.8K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Specialty Tapes LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Specialty Tapes LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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 | 2.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 8.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 611 lbs | Carcinogen |
Specialty Tapes LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Specialty Tapes LLC
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Fibertech Inc., Engendren LLC, Unico LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Alkegen, Gold Bond Building Products - Milton, Knowlton Technologies LLC.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Specialty Tapes LLC on cumulative reported pounds (12.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hyco Alabama LLC, Lewcott Corp D/b/a Barrday Composite Solutions, Nutra Blend Corp. 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).
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, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Fibertech Inc.. Specialty Tapes LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Specialty Tapes LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Specialty Tapes LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franksville, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 0.7% of Racine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hyco Alabama LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Specialty Tapes LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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