EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Kia Georgia Inc.
West Point, GA · Parent: Kia America Inc
- Total releases
- 210.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kia Georgia Inc.: how the 210.2K lbs splits
210.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 181.6K lbs 86.4%
- Off-site Transfers 28.7K lbs 13.6%
Kia Georgia Inc.'s 210.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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
Kia Georgia Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Point, GA, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 61.5K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 210.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,161 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. Kia Georgia Inc. is pounds #99 and chemical-count #19 at 210.2K 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: Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc.; Atlas Roofing Corp; Interfaceflor; Wheelabrator. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Georgia: Freeman Boatworks LLC; American Howa Kentucky Inc.; The Knapheide Manufacturing Co; Baymont Composites South (bu 244). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Zinc compounds; n-Butyl alcohol.
Kia Georgia Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.4% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 210.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Freeman Boatworks LLC and American Howa Kentucky Inc..
Kia Georgia Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
210K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kia Georgia Inc. in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Kia Georgia Inc. reports the 178th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Georgia include Freeman Boatworks LLC and American Howa Kentucky Inc..
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
- Kia Georgia Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 50.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 61.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kia Georgia Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kia Georgia Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 15 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kia Georgia Inc.'s air releases fell from 46.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kia Georgia Inc. 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 Kia Georgia Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 210.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 105% (30.0K lbs to 61.5K lbs).
Kia Georgia Inc.: 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 Kia Georgia Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 105% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 31.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 37.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 50.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 61.5K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 67.5K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 26.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 23.0K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 22.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 16.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 13.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 10.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 10 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Kia Georgia Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kia Georgia Inc.
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc., Atlas Roofing Corp, Interfaceflor, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Freeman Boatworks LLC, American Howa Kentucky Inc., The Knapheide Manufacturing Co.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kia Georgia Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (210.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Bull Moose Tube Co, Freeman Boatworks LLC, Havana Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Bull Moose Tube Co Casa Grande, AZ · Primary Metals 210.3K lbs reported
- Freeman Boatworks LLC Moncks Corner, SC · Transportation Equipment 210.1K lbs reported
- Havana Power Station Havana, IL · Electric Utilities 210.5K lbs reported
- U.S. Tva Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine Plant Brownsville, TN · Electric Utilities 210.0K 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, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Zinc compounds, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc.. Kia Georgia Inc. 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 Kia Georgia Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kia Georgia Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Point, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336111 · Transportation Equipment. 12.5% of Troup TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bull Moose Tube Co (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kia Georgia Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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