American Axle & Manufacturing Inc
10 facilities · 4 states · 39.5K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, American Axle & Manufacturing Inc is the reported parent of 10 Form R facilities across 4 states, disclosing 39.5K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 32 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (33.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for American Axle & Manufacturing Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for American Axle & Manufacturing Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-21.6%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-20.9%
8.3 thousand lb → 6.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- American Axle & Manufacturing Inc's total reported releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Axle & Manufacturing Inc's off-site transfers fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Axle & Manufacturing Inc's air releases fell from 859 lb in 2022 to 774 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read American Axle & Manufacturing Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Msp Industries; American Axle & Manufacturing Inc; Troy Manufacturing Facility; Fraser Manufacturing Facility. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Zinc compounds; Ethylene glycol; Nickel; Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Arkansas; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Fabricated Metals; Transportation Equipment; Machinery. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Msp Industries; American Axle & Manufacturing Inc; Troy Manufacturing Facility; Fraser Manufacturing Facility. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Zinc compounds; Ethylene glycol; Nickel; Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Arkansas; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Fabricated Metals; Transportation Equipment; Machinery.
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc ranks #2,123 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. American Axle & Manufacturing Inc files across 4 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. American Axle & Manufacturing Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 10 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for American Axle & Manufacturing Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where American Axle & Manufacturing Inc sits among TRI parents
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Ecology Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #2,121 · 53.0M lbs
- US Ecology Inc · rank #2,122 · 39.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by American Axle & Manufacturing Inc
Manganese; Zinc compounds; Ethylene glycol; Nickel; Copper lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Msp Industries. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Manganese | 10.9K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 10.5K lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | 8.5K lbs |
| Nickel | 5.7K lbs |
| Copper | 1.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6 | 33.5K lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 3.7K lbs |
| Ohio | 2 | 2.3K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 15 lbs |
Facilities (10)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Msp Industries Oxford, MI | 9.0K lbs |
| American Axle & Manufacturing Inc Three Rivers, MI | 9.0K lbs |
| Troy Manufacturing Facility Troy, MI | 8.6K lbs |
| Fraser Manufacturing Facility Fraser, MI | 6.6K lbs |
| Aam Metal Forming - Subiaco Subiaco, AR | 3.7K lbs |
| Colfor Manufacturing Inc-Malvern Malvern, OH | 2.3K lbs |
| Royal Oak Manufacturing Facility Royal Oak, MI | 233 lbs |
| Aam Metal Forming Auburn Hills Manufacturing Complex Auburn Hills, MI | 57 lbs |
| American Axle - Fremont Manufacturing Facility Fremont, IN | 15 lbs |
| Colfor Manufacturing Inc - Minerva Minerva, OH | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest American Axle & Manufacturing Inc on total disclosed release pounds (39.5K lbs) and reporting facility count (10). Release-volume peers include Edw C Levy Co, Byk USA Inc, Alloy Holdings LLC. Facility-count peers include Aalberts US Holding Corp, Altec Industries Inc, Associated Milk Producers Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Michigan, Arkansas, Ohio; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with American Axle & Manufacturing Inc's TRI parent record
From American Axle & Manufacturing Inc, open Msp Industries or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for American Axle & Manufacturing Inc (Msp Industries in MI). Largest facility
- Compare against US Ecology Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where American Axle & Manufacturing Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Ecology Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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