EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
American Railcar Industries I Nc
Paragould, AR · Parent: American Railcar Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 236.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Railcar Industries I Nc: how the 236.2K lbs splits
236.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 231.2K lbs 97.9%
- Off-site Transfers 5.0K lbs 2.1%
American Railcar Industries I Nc's 236.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 CARC-LEAN
American Railcar Industries I Nc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Paragould, AR, in the primary metals sector. It reported 36.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 236.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,954 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Utility Trailer Manufacturing; Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc; Nidec Motor Corp (formerly Emerson Electric Company); Driv Automotive Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Arkansas: Western Tube & Conduit Corp; C-Koe Metals LP; Victaulic Co - Forks Facility; Metal Source Llc.. Other American Railcar Industries Inc sites in this extract: American Railcar Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Manganese.
American Railcar Industries I Nc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.9% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 236.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Western Tube & Conduit Corp and C-Koe Metals LP.
American Railcar Industries I Nc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
236K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Railcar Industries I Nc inside Greene's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, American Railcar Industries I Nc reports the 282nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 29.4% of every pound reported in Greene. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 76.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Western Tube & Conduit Corp and C-Koe Metals LP.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Greene's reported pounds (802.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Railcar Industries I Nc's total reported releases fell from 62.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Railcar Industries I Nc's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Railcar Industries I Nc's air releases fell from 62.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Railcar Industries I Nc's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Railcar Industries I Nc Form-R facts
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See how American Railcar Industries I Nc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 American Railcar Industries I Nc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 236.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 66% (105.9K lbs to 36.0K lbs).
American Railcar Industries I Nc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Railcar Industries I Nc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 105.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 19.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 12.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 62.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 36.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 179.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 27.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 11.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 9.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Copper | 131 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 116 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 103 lbs | Carcinogen |
American Railcar Industries I Nc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Railcar Industries I Nc
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Utility Trailer Manufacturing, Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc, Nidec Motor Corp (formerly Emerson Electric Company), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Western Tube & Conduit Corp, C-Koe Metals LP, Victaulic Co - Forks Facility.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Railcar Industries I Nc on cumulative reported pounds (236.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Darling Ingredients Inc - Fayetteville Facility, Arauco Na Inc - Eugene Mdf, Dominion Energy South Carolina - Columbia Energy Center. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Darling Ingredients Inc - Fayetteville Facility Fayetteville, NC · Food 236.5K lbs reported
- Arauco Na Inc - Eugene Mdf Eugene, OR · Wood Products 236.5K lbs reported
- Dominion Energy South Carolina - Columbia Energy Center Gaston, SC · Electric Utilities 235.7K lbs reported
- Western Tube & Conduit Corp Long Beach, CA · Primary Metals 235.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other American Railcar Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Railcar Industries.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Manganese; nearby reporters include Utility Trailer Manufacturing. American Railcar Industries I Nc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 American Railcar Industries I Nc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Railcar Industries I Nc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Paragould, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331524 · Primary Metals. 29.4% of Greene TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Darling Ingredients Inc - Fayetteville Facility (Δ 309 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Railcar Industries I Nc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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