EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Caterpillar Inc
Aurora, IL · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 11 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Caterpillar Inc: how the 11 lbs splits
11 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9 lbs 81.8%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs 18.2%
Caterpillar Inc's 11 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 18.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Caterpillar Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aurora, IL, in the machinery sector. It reported 11 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 18,451 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 Inc is pounds #830 and chemical-count #674 at 11 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: Sika Corp; Ox Aurora Llc.; Fiberbasin Inc; Metal Arts Finishing Inc.. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Illinois: Cameron International; Munters Corp; Twin City Fan Cos Aberdeen; Halliburton Energy Services-Carrollton Mfg & Technology. 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: Zinc compounds; Ethylene glycol.
Caterpillar Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.8% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11 lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cameron International and Munters Corp.
Caterpillar Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11 lbs 29th percentile higher than 29% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Caterpillar Inc in the Machinery sector extract
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Caterpillar Inc reports the 818th-largest volume (11 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Cameron International and Munters Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Caterpillar Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Caterpillar Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11 lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 11 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Caterpillar Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Sika Corp, Ox Aurora Llc., Fiberbasin Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Cameron International, Munters Corp, Twin City Fan Cos Aberdeen.
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 Zinc compounds, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Sika Corp. Caterpillar Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Caterpillar Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Caterpillar Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aurora, IL, latest year 2019. NAICS 333120 · Machinery. 2.3% of Kendall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Fence & Security Co. Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Caterpillar Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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