Nissan Motor Ltd
1 facility · 1 state · 3.4M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Nissan Motor Ltd is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 3.4M lbs of toxic releases. 8 of 29 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (3.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Nissan Motor Ltd, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Nissan Motor Ltd: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+11.5%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+11.5%
743.9 thousand lb → 829.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Nissan Motor Ltd's total reported releases rose from 743.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 829.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nissan Motor Ltd's water releases rose from 150 lb in 2022 to 391 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nissan Motor Ltd's off-site transfers fell from 98.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nissan Motor Ltd's air releases rose from 645.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 748.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Nissan Motor Ltd from filing to facility
Nissan Motor Ltd maps to a single Form R site (Nissan N.a. Inc.) in Tennessee. Open that filing for the chemical mix; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Nissan N.a. Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Explore Industries USA Inc; Pmc Group Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; n-Butyl alcohol. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment.
Nissan Motor Ltd ranks #344 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Nissan Motor Ltd's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Tennessee), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Nissan N.a. Inc.), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Nissan Motor Ltd follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Explore Industries USA Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Nissan Motor Ltd sits among TRI parents
Nissan Motor Ltd sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co and Explore Industries USA Inc and Pmc Group Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #342 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #343 · 40.5M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Explore Industries USA Inc · rank #345 · 3.2M lbs
- Pmc Group Inc · rank #346 · 3.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Nissan Motor Ltd
Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; n-Butyl alcohol lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Nissan N.a. Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 876.8K lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 635.6K lbs |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 624.3K lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 178.0K lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 169.4K lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Nissan N.a. Inc. Smyrna, TN | 3.4M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Nissan Motor Ltd on total disclosed release pounds (3.4M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Foster Poultry Farms, Albemarle Corp, Shell Petroleum 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.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Tennessee; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Nissan Motor Ltd's TRI parent record
From Nissan Motor Ltd, open Nissan N.a. Inc. or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Nissan Motor Ltd (Nissan N.a. Inc. in TN). Largest facility
- Compare against The Chemours Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Nissan Motor Ltd sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nyrstar US Inc, The Chemours Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Nissan Motor Ltd'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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