EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Unity Manufacturing Co
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Unity Manufacturing Co: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.8K lbs 90.9%
- Air Releases 286 lbs 9.1%
Unity Manufacturing Co's 3.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 CARC-LEAN
Unity Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 745 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,038 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. Unity Manufacturing Co is pounds #537 and chemical-count #437 at 3.1K 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: Midland Industries Inc; Carbit Paint Co; Vcna Prairie Llc-Yard 1032; Water Saver Faucet Co. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Ficosa N.a.; Progress Rail; Lamar Trailers; High Bar Brands LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Cyanide compounds.
Unity Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ficosa N.a. and Progress Rail.
Unity Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Unity Manufacturing Co: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Unity Manufacturing Co reports the 752nd-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 88.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Ficosa N.a. and Progress Rail.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Unity Manufacturing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 88.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Unity Manufacturing Co's total reported releases rose from 253 lb in 2022 to 745 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unity Manufacturing Co's off-site transfers rose from 208 lb in 2022 to 702 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Unity Manufacturing Co 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 Unity Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 29% (1.1K lbs to 745 lbs).
Unity Manufacturing Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Unity Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 444 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 642 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 253 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 745 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Lead | 182 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyanide compounds | 171 lbs | - |
Unity Manufacturing Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Unity Manufacturing Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Midland Industries Inc, Carbit Paint Co, Vcna Prairie Llc-Yard 1032, 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. Ficosa N.a., Progress Rail, Lamar Trailers.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Unity Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Donaldson Co Inc, Nvent, Silvestri California. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Copper, Lead, Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Midland Industries Inc. Unity Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Unity Manufacturing Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Unity Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336320 · Transportation Equipment. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Donaldson Co Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Unity Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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