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Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Foam, Fiber, Plastic and Rubber Products

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the foam, fiber, plastic and rubber products industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations. To learn more about the regulations and guidelines for each industry, just click on the links below.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP

New Source Performance Standards – NSPS

Control Techniques Guidelines - CTG

Alternative Control Techniques – ACT

Foam, Fiber, Plastic and Rubber Products
Industry Regulations Regulation/Guideline Type
Acrylic Fibers/Modacrylic Fibers Production Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers Production NESHAP
Acrylic Fibers/Modacrylic Fibers Production Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers Production Area Sources NESHAP
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations NESHAP
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production and Fabrication Area Sources NESHAP
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production NESHAP
Polystyrene Foam Manufacturing Polystyrene Foam Manufacturing ACT
Reinforced Plastic Composites Production Reinforced Plastic Composite Production NESHAP
Rubber Tire Manufacturing Rubber Tire Manufacturing NESHAP
Rubber Tire Manufacturing Standards of Performance for Rubber Tire Manufacturing NSPS
Rubber Tire Manufacturing Control Of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires CTG
Spandex Production Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Spandex Production NESHAP
Synthetic Fiber Production Standards of Performance for Synthetic Fiber Production NSPS