Tenneco Inc

26 facilities · 12 states · 1.5M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Tenneco Inc is the reported parent of 26 Form R facilities across 12 states, disclosing 1.5M lbs of toxic releases. 3 of 76 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (451.8K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Tenneco Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Tenneco Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-16.8%

20 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-16.9%

348.4 thousand lb → 289.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • Tenneco Inc's total reported releases fell from 347.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 289.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tenneco Inc's water releases rose from 126 lb in 2022 to 343 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tenneco Inc's off-site transfers fell from 278.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 219.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tenneco Inc's chemicals reported rose from 19 in 2022 to 20 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Tenneco Inc from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Chromium; Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Wisconsin; Arkansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated Metals; Primary Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Total Releases
1.5M lbs
Facilities
26
Chemicals
76
Carcinogens
3

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Chromium; Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Wisconsin; Arkansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated Metals; Primary Metals.

Tenneco Inc ranks #520 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Tenneco Inc spans 12 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Tenneco Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 26 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

Parent aggregation for Tenneco Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Tenneco Inc sits among TRI parents

Tenneco Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

Higher disclosed volume

Largest chemicals disclosed by Tenneco Inc

Zinc (fume or dust); Chromium; Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc). Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Chemical Disclosed lbs
Zinc (fume or dust) 317.6K lbs
Chromium 263.3K lbs
Certain glycol ethers 223.7K lbs
Zinc compounds 108.9K lbs
Copper And Copper Compounds 106.9K lbs

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Tennessee 3 451.8K lbs
Wisconsin 2 311.6K lbs
Arkansas 1 308.9K lbs
Michigan 5 174.6K lbs
Ohio 4 161.3K lbs
Virginia 1 40.0K lbs
Minnesota 1 34.6K lbs
Georgia 1 23.5K lbs
Indiana 5 12.8K lbs
Missouri 1 3.4K lbs
Nebraska 1 301 lbs
Alabama 1 0 lbs

Facilities (26)

Facility Releases
Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc) Smithville, TN 442.9K lbs
Driv Automotive Inc. Paragould, AR 308.9K lbs
Tenneco Manitowoc, WI 225.7K lbs
Federal-Mogul Corp Greenville, MI 129.3K lbs
Federal Mogul Corp Van Wert, OH 100.9K lbs
Tenneco Inc. Waupun, WI 85.9K lbs
Tenneco Inc Napoleon, OH 58.3K lbs
Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc. Blacksburg, VA 40.0K lbs
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems Lake City, MN 34.6K lbs
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems Sparta, MI 26.2K lbs
Monroe Auto Equipment Co. Hartwell, GA 23.5K lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Marshall, MI 16.0K lbs
Tenneco Inc. Smithville, TN 8.5K lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Jeffersonville, IN 7.1K lbs
Tenneco Ligonier, IN 5.0K lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Kansas City, MO 3.4K lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Lansing, MI 2.6K lbs
Tenneco - Kettering Operations Kettering, OH 2.1K lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Elkhart, IN 493 lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Litchfield, MI 491 lbs
Tenneco Automotive Spring Hill, TN 350 lbs
Tenneco Automotive Seward, NE 301 lbs
The Pullman Co (affiliated With Tenneco Inc) Angola, IN 141 lbs
Tenneco Ligonier, IN 56 lbs
Federal Mogul Cambridge, OH 26 lbs
Federal-Mogul Corp Brake & Chassis Products Boaz, AL 0 lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Tenneco Inc release?
Tenneco Inc discloses 1.5M lbs across 26 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co. Tenneco Inc ranks #520 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set.
How many facilities does Tenneco Inc operate?
Tenneco Inc maps to 26 facilities in Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arkansas, including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Tenneco Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 26 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
What industries and chemicals show up for Tenneco Inc?
Tenneco Inc's disclosed pounds span Transportation Equipment; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated Metals; Primary Metals, with Transportation Equipment leading the parent total. Tenneco Inc's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Zinc (fume or dust), Chromium, Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co.
Does Tenneco Inc release carcinogens?
Yes - 3 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Zinc (fume or dust); Chromium; Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Tenneco Inc on total disclosed release pounds (1.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (26). Release-volume peers include Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, Univar Solutions LLC, Carbo Ceramics Inc. Facility-count peers include Arcosa Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, General Motors LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arkansas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Tenneco Inc's TRI parent record

From Tenneco Inc, open Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc) or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Tenneco Inc (Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc) 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 Tenneco Inc 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.

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