EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.
Vance, AL
- Total releases
- 905.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
905.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 800.5K lbs 88.4%
- Off-site Transfers 103.7K lbs 11.5%
- Water Discharges 965 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vance, AL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 211.1K lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2023, and 905.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,388 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cox Wood of Alabama; Smp Automotive Systems Alabama; Warrior Met Coal LLC; Merichem Technologies LLC Catalyst Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Alabama: Grady White Boats Inc.; Gmc Truck Group Arlington Assembly Plant; Explore Industries USA Inc.; Ranger Boats. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. has reported 905.2K lbs of toxic releases across 21 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 3 are classified as carcinogens, representing 14% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Transportation Equipment sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 88% 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.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
905K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% 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, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. reports the 46th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.9% 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
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 197.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 211.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.'s water releases fell from 571 lb in 2022 to 393 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 34.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.'s air releases rose from 163.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 166.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 905.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (155.6K lbs to 211.1K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International 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 | 155.6K lbs | 21 |
| 2020 | 151.3K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 189.3K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 197.9K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 211.1K lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 301.0K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 196.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 121.0K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 98.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 88.6K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 42.5K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 16.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 9.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 4.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 947 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 829 lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 703 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 150 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Cox Wood of Alabama, Smp Automotive Systems Alabama, Warrior Met Coal LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (905.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include Caterpillar Reman Div, Grady White Boats Inc., Cmc Rebar Arizona. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant. 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.
- Caterpillar Reman Div Corinth, MS · Machinery 905.1K lbs reported
- Grady White Boats Inc. Greenville, NC · Transportation Equipment 905.7K lbs reported
- Cmc Rebar Arizona Mesa, AZ · Fabricated Metals 905.8K lbs reported
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 904.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; nearby reporters include Cox Wood of Alabama. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR 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
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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