Gentex Corp
3 facilities · 2 states · 401.9K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Gentex Corp is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 401.9K lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 12 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (359.0K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Gentex Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Gentex Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+7.6%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+7.6%
108.2 thousand lb → 116.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Gentex Corp's total reported releases rose from 108.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 116.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gentex Corp's air releases fell from 13.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gentex Corp's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gentex Corp's off-site transfers rose from 95.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 105.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Gentex Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gentex Corp Automotive Div; Gentex Corp; Gentex Corp Fire Protection Div. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; N,N-Dimethylformamide; n-Butyl alcohol; Acetonitrile; Lead And Lead Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment; Computers and Electronic Products. 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: Gentex Corp Automotive Div; Gentex Corp; Gentex Corp Fire Protection Div. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; N,N-Dimethylformamide; n-Butyl alcohol; Acetonitrile; Lead And Lead Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment; Computers and Electronic Products.
Gentex Corp ranks #989 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Gentex Corp files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Gentex Corp Automotive Div accounts for most of Gentex Corp's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Gentex Corp 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 Gentex Corp sits among TRI parents
Gentex Corp 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 #987 · 53.0M lbs
- US Ecology Inc · rank #988 · 39.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Gentex Corp
Toluene; N,N-Dimethylformamide; n-Butyl alcohol; Acetonitrile; Lead And Lead Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Gentex Corp Automotive Div. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Toluene | 129.4K lbs |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 87.9K lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 54.3K lbs |
| Acetonitrile | 39.1K lbs |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 32.1K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 2 | 359.0K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 42.9K lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Gentex Corp Automotive Div Zeeland, MI | 359.0K lbs |
| Gentex Corp Simpson, PA | 42.9K lbs |
| Gentex Corp Fire Protection Div Holland, MI | 15 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Gentex Corp on total disclosed release pounds (401.9K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Solvay Holding Inc, Osco Industries Inc, Ykk Corp of America 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.
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, Pennsylvania; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Gentex Corp's TRI parent record
From Gentex Corp, open Gentex Corp Automotive Div or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Gentex Corp (Gentex Corp Automotive Div 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 Gentex Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
Gentex 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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