EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Caterpillar
Athens, GA · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 7.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Caterpillar: how the 7.3K lbs splits
7.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.3K lbs 100.0%
Caterpillar's 7.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylbenzene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Caterpillar is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Athens, GA, in the machinery sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 7.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,468 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Caterpillar is pounds #325 and chemical-count #136 at 7.3K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos Athens Concrete Plant; Power Partners LLC; Pilgrim's Pride Athens Processing Plant; Foley Products Co - Winder. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Georgia: Parker Hannifin Corp Benton; Transnorm System; Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P.; Frigid Fluid Co. Other Caterpillar Inc sites in this extract: Caterpillar Reman Div; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant; Caterpillar East Peoria; Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylbenzene; Ethylene glycol; Manganese; Copper.
Caterpillar stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Parker Hannifin Corp Benton and Transnorm System.
Caterpillar vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.3K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Caterpillar in the Machinery sector extract
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Caterpillar reports the 226th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Georgia include Parker Hannifin Corp Benton and Transnorm System.
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
- Caterpillar's total reported releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Caterpillar's air releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Caterpillar Form-R facts
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See how Caterpillar stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
8009.9× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Caterpillar releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (1.5K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Caterpillar: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Caterpillar year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Ethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylbenzene | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Copper | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 10 lbs | - |
| Lead | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
Caterpillar · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Caterpillar
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Argos Athens Concrete Plant, Power Partners LLC, Pilgrim's Pride Athens Processing Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Parker Hannifin Corp Benton, Transnorm System, Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P..
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Caterpillar on cumulative reported pounds (7.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Oldcastle Infrastructure - Northlake, Agri-Energy, Markland Manufacturing Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield 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.
- Oldcastle Infrastructure - Northlake Roanoke, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 7.3K lbs reported
- Agri-Energy Luverne, MN · Chemicals 7.3K lbs reported
- Markland Manufacturing Inc. Santa Ana, CA · Fabricated Metals 7.3K lbs reported
- Berridge Manufacturing Co San Antonio, TX · Fabricated Metals 7.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Caterpillar Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Caterpillar Reman Div, Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant, Caterpillar East Peoria.
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 Ethylbenzene, Ethylene glycol, Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include Argos Athens Concrete Plant. Caterpillar stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Caterpillar TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Caterpillar totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Athens, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333120 · Machinery. 0.5% of Clarke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oldcastle Infrastructure - Northlake (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Caterpillar stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ethylbenzene. 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