EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Caterpillar East Peoria
East Peoria, IL · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 187.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Caterpillar East Peoria: how the 187.9K lbs splits
187.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 185.8K lbs 98.8%
- Water Discharges 1.1K lbs 0.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 0.5%
Caterpillar East Peoria's 187.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 TRACE-CARC
Caterpillar East Peoria is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Peoria, IL, in the machinery sector. It reported 43.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 187.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,355 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. Caterpillar East Peoria is pounds #134 and chemical-count #63 at 187.9K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cast Technologies Inc; Biourja Renewables LLC; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1028; Komatsu America Corp. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Illinois: Briggs & Stratton LLC; A O Smith Water Products Co; John Deere Horicon Works-Dt; Lippert Components Inc Continental Stamping. Other Caterpillar Inc sites in this extract: Caterpillar Reman Div; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant; Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products; Caterpillar Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Manganese; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol.
Caterpillar East Peoria stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.8% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 187.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Briggs & Stratton LLC and A O Smith Water Products Co.
Caterpillar East Peoria vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
188K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Caterpillar East Peoria: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Caterpillar East Peoria reports the 38th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 87.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Briggs & Stratton LLC and A O Smith Water Products Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Caterpillar East Peoria's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 87.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Caterpillar East Peoria's total reported releases fell from 65.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Caterpillar East Peoria's air releases fell from 65.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Caterpillar East Peoria's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Caterpillar East Peoria's water releases fell from 390 lb in 2022 to 362 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Caterpillar East Peoria Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Caterpillar East Peoria releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 187.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 317% (10.5K lbs to 43.9K lbs).
Caterpillar East Peoria: 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 Caterpillar East Peoria year-over-year reported totals (increased by 317% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 19.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 49.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 65.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 43.9K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 164.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 11.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 7.8K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 750 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 452 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 60 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 17 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Caterpillar East Peoria · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Caterpillar East Peoria
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Cast Technologies Inc, Biourja Renewables LLC, Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1028, ordered by distance.
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Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Briggs & Stratton LLC, A O Smith Water Products Co, John Deere Horicon Works-Dt.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Caterpillar East Peoria on cumulative reported pounds (187.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Kyb Americas Corp, Fieldale Farms Toccoa Protien Converson Facility, Iimak. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Kyb Americas Corp Franklin, IN · Transportation Equipment 187.9K lbs reported
- Fieldale Farms Toccoa Protien Converson Facility Eastanollee, GA · Food 188.0K lbs reported
- Iimak Amherst, NY · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 187.8K lbs reported
- Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC Durant, OK · Primary Metals 187.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Caterpillar Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Caterpillar Reman Div, Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant, Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products.
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 Ammonia, Manganese, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Cast Technologies Inc. Caterpillar East Peoria stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 East Peoria TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Caterpillar East Peoria totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Peoria, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333120 · Machinery. 11.7% of Tazewell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kyb Americas Corp (Δ 24 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Caterpillar East Peoria stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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