EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Fic America
Carol Stream, IL · Parent: Futaba N.a. Engineering & Marketing Co
- Total releases
- 2.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Fic America: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 94.9%
- Off-site Transfers 61 lbs 2.8%
- Water Discharges 50 lbs 2.3%
Fic America's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Fic America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carol Stream, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 46 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,674 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. Fic America is pounds #562 and chemical-count #610 at 2.2K 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: Fic America; Dupage Machine Products; Nta Precision Axle Corp; Hearthside Food Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Spartan Motors USA Inc; Utility Trailer Manufacturing; Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC; Hartzell Propeller. Other Futaba N.a. Engineering & Marketing Co sites in this extract: Fic America. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium.
Fic America stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.9% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Spartan Motors USA Inc and Utility Trailer Manufacturing.
Fic America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fic America in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Fic America reports the 791st-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Spartan Motors USA Inc and Utility Trailer Manufacturing.
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
- Fic America's total reported releases fell from 534 lb in 2022 to 46 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fic America's air releases fell from 510 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fic America Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fic America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (532 lbs to 46 lbs).
Fic America: 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 Fic America year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 532 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 532 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 527 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 534 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 46 lbs | 2 |
Fic America · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fic America on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sun Chemical Corp Amelia Plant, Monogram Refrigeration LLC, Steri-Tech Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include Fic America. Fic America stamps LIGHT 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 Fic America TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fic America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carol Stream, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336370 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Dupage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sun Chemical Corp Amelia Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fic America stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese. 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