EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Rivian Automotive
Normal, IL
- Total releases
- 81.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Rivian Automotive: how the 81.2K lbs splits
81.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 69.8K lbs 85.9%
- Air Releases 11.4K lbs 14.1%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Rivian Automotive's 81.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 14.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Rivian Automotive is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Normal, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 41.7K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 81.2K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,027 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. Rivian Automotive is pounds #205 and chemical-count #44 at 81.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cargill Inc; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1026; Bridgestone Americas Off Road; Cnh Industrial America LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Green Tokai Co Ltd.; Blazer Boats Inc; Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp; Winnebago Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; n-Butyl alcohol; Methyl methacrylate; n-Hexane.
Rivian Automotive stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.9% off-site transfers) across 15 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.2K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Green Tokai Co Ltd. and Blazer Boats Inc.
Rivian Automotive vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
81K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rivian Automotive in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Rivian Automotive reports the 323rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Green Tokai Co Ltd. and Blazer Boats 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
- Rivian Automotive's total reported releases rose from 32.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rivian Automotive's air releases rose from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rivian Automotive's off-site transfers rose from 27.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rivian Automotive's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rivian Automotive Form-R facts
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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 Rivian Automotive releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 461% (7.4K lbs to 41.7K lbs).
Rivian Automotive: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Rivian Automotive year-over-year reported totals (increased by 461% from 2021 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 32.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 41.7K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). 4 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 37.1K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 33.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 7.7K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 233 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 136 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 59 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol | 6 lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony | 0 lbs | - |
Rivian Automotive · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Cargill Inc, Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1026, Bridgestone Americas Off Road, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Green Tokai Co Ltd., Blazer Boats Inc, Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rivian Automotive on cumulative reported pounds (81.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Hentzen Coatings,inc, Interplastic Corp, Niagara Refining. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
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 Ethylene glycol, n-Butyl alcohol, Methyl methacrylate, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Cargill Inc. Rivian Automotive stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Rivian Automotive TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rivian Automotive totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Normal, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 336111 · Transportation Equipment. 4.1% of Mclean TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hentzen Coatings,inc (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rivian Automotive stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol. 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