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
MIXED Form-R mix
Kamtek Inc.: how the 135.8K lbs splits
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%
Kamtek Inc.'s 135.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 51.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 47.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
Compare Kamtek Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc. Birmingham · 25 lbs
- Glasforms Inc Birmingham · 255.8K lbs
- Alabama Copper & Bronze Co Inc Birmingham · 11.7K lbs
- Astralloy Steel Products Inc Birmingham · 5.4K lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Edgewater Power Boats LLC (FL) · Southwest Shipyard L.P. (TX) · Fabbro Marine (FL)
Kamtek Inc. is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Birmingham, AL: 135.8K lbs across 5 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 51.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Edgewater Power Boats LLC and Southwest Shipyard L.P..
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
Kamtek Inc. in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
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. Scale peers outside Alabama include Edgewater Power Boats LLC and Southwest Shipyard L.P..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
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.
Kamtek Inc. Form-R facts
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5495.6× more than the comparison
5.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
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).
Kamtek Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kamtek Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Zinc compounds.
| 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 |
Kamtek Inc. in Jefferson
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.
Use and verify this record
This Kamtek Inc. TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kamtek Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Birmingham, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336370 · Transportation Equipment. 0.6% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kamtek Inc. stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 51.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
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