EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly
Chicago, IL · Parent: Ford Motor Co
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5M lbs 92.0%
- Off-site Transfers 128.9K lbs 8.0%
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 235.7K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 988 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. Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly is pounds #39 and chemical-count #12 at 1.6M 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: Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc; Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants; Holcim (us) - South Chicago; Tower Automotive. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Seabring Marine Industries Inc.; Mastercraft Boat Co; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC; Railroad Friction Products Corp. Other Ford Motor Co sites in this extract: Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant; Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.0% air releases) across 22 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seabring Marine Industries Inc. and Mastercraft Boat Co.
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly reports the 18th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Seabring Marine Industries Inc. and Mastercraft Boat Co.
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
- Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly's total reported releases fell from 342.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 235.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly's air releases fell from 327.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 221.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly's off-site transfers fell from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly Form-R facts
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See how Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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22.0× 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 Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (342.9K lbs to 235.7K lbs).
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 342.9K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 352.9K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 333.5K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 342.9K lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 235.7K lbs | 18 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 437.0K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 432.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 318.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 150.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 57.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 49.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 40.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 31.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 27.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 19.4K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 19.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 13.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 132 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 29 lbs | - |
| Copper | 17 lbs | - |
| Lead | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc, Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants, Holcim (us) - South Chicago, 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. Seabring Marine Industries Inc., Mastercraft Boat Co, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Nucor-Yamato Steel Co, Georgia Mineral Operations, Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc. 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.
- Nucor-Yamato Steel Co Blytheville, AR · Primary Metals 1.6M lbs reported
- Georgia Mineral Operations Patterson, GA · Metal Mining 1.6M lbs reported
- Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC Mosinee, WI · Paper 1.6M lbs reported
- Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant Windsor, CO · Fabricated Metals 1.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ford Motor Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant, Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant, Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc. Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly stamps HEAVY 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 Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336111 · Transportation Equipment. 2.4% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor-Yamato Steel Co (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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