EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Lear Corportion
Selma, AL · Parent: Lear Corp
- Total releases
- 6.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lear Corportion: how the 6.8K lbs splits
6.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.7K lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 0.7%
Lear Corportion's 6.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diethanolamine.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Lear Corportion is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Selma, AL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 20 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 6.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,613 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: Sunbelt Forest Ventures LLC; Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical Inc; Henry Brick Co; International Paper - Riverdale Mill. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Alabama: Sponge Cushion Inc; Sunrise Composites Inc; Marble Products Co; Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC. Other Lear Corp sites in this extract: Lear Corp Farwell Plant; Lear Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diethanolamine; Diisocyanates; Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate.
Compare Lear Corportion with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Sunbelt Forest Ventures LLC Selma · 236 lbs
- Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical Inc Selma · 128.0K lbs
- Henry Brick Co Selma · 147.8K lbs
- International Paper - Riverdale Mill Selma · 4.5M lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Sponge Cushion Inc (IL) · Sunrise Composites Inc (NE) · Marble Products Co (KS)
Lear Corportion stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sponge Cushion Inc and Sunrise Composites Inc.
Lear Corportion vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.8K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lear Corportion: Diethanolamine-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Lear Corportion reports the 860th-largest volume (6.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diethanolamine alone is 95.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Sponge Cushion Inc and Sunrise Composites Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lear Corportion's pounds in one chemical - here Diethanolamine at 95.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lear Corportion's total reported releases fell from 569 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lear Corportion's air releases rose from 10 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lear Corportion's off-site transfers fell from 559 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lear Corportion Form-R facts
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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 Lear Corportion releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Lear Corportion: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lear Corportion year-over-year reported totals. 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: Diethanolamine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 6.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 569 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 20 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diethanolamine | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 310 lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lear Corportion · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lear Corportion
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Sunbelt Forest Ventures LLC, Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical Inc, Henry Brick Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Sponge Cushion Inc, Sunrise Composites Inc, Marble Products Co.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lear Corportion on cumulative reported pounds (6.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Multi-Chem Group Haughton la Facility, Millennium Galvanizing LLC, Precision Spray & Coatings Llc.. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Multi-Chem Group Haughton la Facility Haughton, LA · Chemical Wholesalers 6.8K lbs reported
- Millennium Galvanizing LLC Convent, LA · Fabricated Metals 6.8K lbs reported
- Precision Spray & Coatings Llc. Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 6.8K lbs reported
- Swisher International Inc Wheeling, WV · Tobacco 6.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Lear Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lear Corp Farwell Plant, Lear Corp.
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 Diethanolamine, Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate; nearby reporters include Sunbelt Forest Ventures LLC. Lear Corportion stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Lear Corportion TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diethanolamine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lear Corportion totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Selma, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.1% of Dallas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Multi-Chem Group Haughton la Facility (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lear Corportion stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Diethanolamine. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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