Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC
4 facilities · 3 states · 36.3K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 36.3K lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 17 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (33.2K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+17.9%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+17.9%
10.4 thousand lb → 12.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC's total reported releases rose from 10.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC's off-site transfers rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC's air releases rose from 623 lb in 2022 to 675 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC; Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC; Tower Automotive; Tower Automotive. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sodium nitrite; Manganese; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Chromium. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Michigan; Kentucky. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment. 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: Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC; Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC; Tower Automotive; Tower Automotive. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sodium nitrite; Manganese; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Chromium. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Michigan; Kentucky. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Transportation Equipment.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC ranks #2,164 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC accounts for most of Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC sits among TRI parents
Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #2,162 · 64.3M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #2,163 · 42.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC
Sodium nitrite; Manganese; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Chromium lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Sodium nitrite | 30.1K lbs |
| Manganese | 3.1K lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.9K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 268 lbs |
| Chromium | 10 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1 | 33.2K lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 1.6K lbs |
| Kentucky | 2 | 1.5K lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC Bellevue, OH | 33.2K lbs |
| Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC Elkton, MI | 1.6K lbs |
| Tower Automotive Bardstown, KY | 1.0K lbs |
| Tower Automotive Bardstown, KY | 470 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC on total disclosed release pounds (36.3K lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Consolidated Metco Inc, L'Oreal USA Inc, Woodworth Inc. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. 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 Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC's TRI parent record
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- Open the largest Form R site for Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC (Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC in OH). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
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Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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