EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Kamtek Inc.
Birmingham, AL · Parent: Magna US Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 135.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
135.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 69.9K lbs 51.5%
- Air Releases 65.0K lbs 47.9%
- Water Discharges 861 lbs 0.6%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Kamtek Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 17.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 135.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,950 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc.; Glasforms Inc; Alabama Copper & Bronze Co Inc; Astralloy Steel Products Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Alabama: Edgewater Power Boats LLC; Southwest Shipyard L.P.; Fabbro Marine; Carrera Custom Painting Inc.. Other Magna US Holding Inc sites in this extract: Bowling Green Metalforming; Decostar Industries Inc; Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo; Norplas Industries Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Manganese; Chromium.
Kamtek Inc. has reported 135.8K lbs of toxic releases across 5 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 20% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Transportation Equipment sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 52% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Kamtek Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
136K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Kamtek Inc. reports the 248th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.5% of its sector.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kamtek Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 17.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kamtek Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 6.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kamtek Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 135.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (65.0K lbs to 17.1K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Kamtek Inc. - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 16.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 19.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 17.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 17.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 67.2K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 64.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 122 lbs | - |
| Lead | 105 lbs | Carcinogen |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kamtek Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc., Glasforms Inc, Alabama Copper & Bronze Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Edgewater Power Boats LLC, Southwest Shipyard L.P., Fabbro Marine.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kamtek Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (135.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell, Abbott Nutrition, Preakness Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Magna US Holding Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bowling Green Metalforming, Decostar Industries Inc, Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc.. Kamtek Inc. stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov