EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc
Bedford Park, IL · Parent: Heligear Acquisition Holdings Co
- Total releases
- 68.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc: how the 68.9K lbs splits
68.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 40.4K lbs 58.6%
- Air Releases 28.5K lbs 41.4%
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc's 68.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 58.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cyanide compounds.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford Park, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 20.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 68.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,399 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. Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc is pounds #217 and chemical-count #522 at 68.9K 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: Hallstar Co Ester Solutions Facility; Nucor Tubular Products Inc.; Nickel Composite Coatings Inc.; Nalco Chemical Co. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Carry-On Trailer Corp; Astemo Americas Inc.; Altec Industries Inc; Gm Components Holdings LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cyanide compounds; Methanol.
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bedford Park, IL: 68.9K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 58.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carry-On Trailer Corp and Astemo Americas Inc..
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc reports the 347th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Carry-On Trailer Corp and Astemo Americas Inc..
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
- Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc's total reported releases fell from 26.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc's off-site transfers fell from 15.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc's air releases fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 68.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 216% (6.5K lbs to 20.7K lbs).
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 216% 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: Cyanide compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 15.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 26.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 20.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cyanide compounds | 39.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 29.7K lbs | - |
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc in Cook
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc on cumulative reported pounds (68.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Golden Triangle Energy LLC, Polytek Development Corp. Franklin, Polyset Co 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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Similar chemical count
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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 Cyanide compounds, Methanol; nearby reporters include Hallstar Co Ester Solutions Facility. Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Cyanide compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336413 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Golden Triangle Energy LLC (Δ 39 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 58.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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