EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Borgwarner Transmission Systems
Bellwood, IL · Parent: Borgwarner Inc
- Total releases
- 78.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Borgwarner Transmission Systems: how the 78.9K lbs splits
78.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 75.0K lbs 95.0%
- Off-site Transfers 3.9K lbs 5.0%
Borgwarner Transmission Systems's 78.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
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-LEAN
Borgwarner Transmission Systems is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bellwood, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 12.7K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 78.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,092 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Borgwarner Transmission Systems is pounds #207 and chemical-count #128 at 78.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gj Nikolas & Co Inc; Framburg; Deltrol Fluid Products; Enchro Plating Ltd.. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Winnebago Industries Inc.; Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp; Are Accessories LLC; Blazer Boats Inc. Other Borgwarner Inc sites in this extract: Borgwarner Ithaca LLC; Borgwarner Turbo Systems; Borgwarner Thermal Systems Inc; Borgwarner Powdered Metals Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Chromium.
Borgwarner Transmission Systems stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 78.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Winnebago Industries Inc. and Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
Borgwarner Transmission Systems vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
79K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Borgwarner Transmission Systems in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Borgwarner Transmission Systems reports the 326th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Winnebago Industries Inc. and Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
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
- Borgwarner Transmission Systems's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Borgwarner Transmission Systems's off-site transfers fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Borgwarner Transmission Systems's air releases rose from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Borgwarner Transmission Systems Form-R facts
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See how Borgwarner Transmission Systems stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
28.6× more than the comparison
8.0× 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 Borgwarner Transmission Systems releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 78.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 60% (31.5K lbs to 12.7K lbs).
Borgwarner Transmission Systems: 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 Borgwarner Transmission Systems year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 31.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 9.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 12.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 12.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 12.7K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Borgwarner Transmission Systems · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Borgwarner Transmission Systems
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Gj Nikolas & Co Inc, Framburg, Deltrol Fluid Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Winnebago Industries Inc., Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Are Accessories LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Borgwarner Transmission Systems on cumulative reported pounds (78.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Hammer Packaging Corp, 1I Branch - Specialty Services Complex. 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.
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics East Walpole, MA · Chemicals 78.9K lbs reported
- Hammer Packaging Corp West Henrietta, NY · Printing 78.9K lbs reported
- 1I Branch - Specialty Services Complex Waxahachie, TX · Chemicals 78.9K lbs reported
- Dauphin Precision Tool LLC Millersburg, PA · Machinery 79.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Borgwarner Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Borgwarner Ithaca LLC, Borgwarner Turbo Systems, Borgwarner Thermal Systems Inc.
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 Phenol, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Chromium; nearby reporters include Gj Nikolas & Co Inc. Borgwarner Transmission Systems stamps LIGHT 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 Borgwarner Transmission Systems TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Borgwarner Transmission Systems totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bellwood, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336350 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Borgwarner Transmission Systems stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Phenol. 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