Eckart America Corp
3 facilities · 3 states · 257.1K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Eckart America Corp is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 257.1K lbs of toxic releases. 8 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Kentucky (248.7K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across Eckart America Corp's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Eckart America Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+67.5%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+147.7%
7.2 thousand lb → 17.8 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.
- Eckart America Corp's total reported releases rose from 7.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eckart America Corp's off-site transfers rose from 565 lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eckart America Corp's air releases rose from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Eckart America Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Eckart America Corp; Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc; Obron Atlantic Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Zinc (fume or dust); Copper compounds; Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; Pennsylvania; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Chemicals. 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: Eckart America Corp; Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc; Obron Atlantic Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Zinc (fume or dust); Copper compounds; Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; Pennsylvania; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Chemicals.
Eckart America Corp ranks #1,167 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Eckart America Corp files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Eckart America Corp accounts for most of Eckart America Corp's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Eckart America Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Eckart America Corp sits among TRI parents
Eckart America Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Ppl Corp and Big Rivers Electric Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Ppl Corp · rank #1,165 · 25.6M lbs
- Big Rivers Electric Corp · rank #1,166 · 12.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Eckart America Corp
Aluminum (fume or dust); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Zinc (fume or dust); Copper compounds; Copper lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Eckart America Corp. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 205.2K lbs |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 47.2K lbs |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 6.2K lbs |
| Copper compounds | 1.6K lbs |
| Copper | 887 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 | 248.7K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 5.8K lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 2.6K lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Eckart America Corp Louisville, KY | 248.7K lbs |
| Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc Tamaqua, PA | 5.8K lbs |
| Obron Atlantic Corp Painesville, OH | 2.6K lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Eckart America Corp on total disclosed release pounds (257.1K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Nestle USA Inc, Textech Industries, Microchip Technology Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Eckart America Corp's TRI parent record
From Eckart America Corp, open Eckart America Corp or compare against Ppl Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Eckart America Corp (Eckart America Corp in KY). Largest facility
- Compare against Big Rivers Electric Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Eckart America Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Ppl Corp, Big Rivers Electric Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Eckart America Corp's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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