EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Plasman
Fort Payne, AL
- Total releases
- 130.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Plasman is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Payne, AL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 54.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 130.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,028 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Siemens Energy Inc; Valley Joist; Valley Joist; Appleton Group LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Alabama: Sa Automotive; Heartland Automotive LLC; Federal-Mogul Corp; Ic of Oklahoma LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Cyclohexane; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Plasman has reported 130.3K lbs of toxic releases across 5 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Transportation Equipment sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 70% 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.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Plasman reports the 253rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.8% 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.
Plasman files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 336111 (Transportation Equipment). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 130.3K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 5 distinct chemicals. Largest chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Cyclohexane; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 91.5K lbs (70.2% of total volume), followed by water discharges at 21.2%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals increased by 186% - from 19.1K lbs to 54.7K lbs. Nearest other TRI reporters: Siemens Energy Inc; Valley Joist; Valley Joist; Appleton Group LLC. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Sa Automotive; Heartland Automotive LLC; Federal-Mogul Corp; Ic of Oklahoma LLC.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Plasman has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Siemens Energy Inc for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plasman's total reported releases rose from 21.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plasman's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 27.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plasman's off-site transfers rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plasman's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Plasman releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 130.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 186% (19.1K lbs to 54.7K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Plasman - annual TRI totals
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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 | 19.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 17.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 17.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 21.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 54.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 59.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 26.4K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 24.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 15.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 5.1K lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plasman
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Siemens Energy Inc, Valley Joist, Valley Joist, ordered by distance.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Sa Automotive, Heartland Automotive LLC, Federal-Mogul Corp.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Toluene, Cyclohexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Siemens Energy Inc. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a facility in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.
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What to do with this facility's data
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- See whether releases reported by Plasman are rising or falling over time (watch Toluene in the chemical mix). View trends
- Compare Plasman with nearby reporter Siemens Energy Inc before treating rank as risk. Open Siemens Energy Inc
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Sa Automotive outside Alabama. Open Sa Automotive
Rank and named neighbors (Siemens Energy Inc, Valley Joist) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Plasman. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.