EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Caterpillar Inc
Lafayette, IN · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Caterpillar Inc: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 741 lbs 69.5%
- Off-site Transfers 325 lbs 30.5%
Caterpillar Inc's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 69.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 30.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Caterpillar Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lafayette, IN, in the machinery sector. It reported 269 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,778 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Caterpillar Inc is pounds #609 and chemical-count #228 at 1.1K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Industrial Plating Inc; Ppg Lafayette; Southwire Co LLC; Wabash National L.P.. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Indiana: Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc.; Load Trail LLC; Kennametal Bedford Casting Plant; Fisher Engineering. Other Caterpillar Inc sites in this extract: Caterpillar Reman Div; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant; Caterpillar East Peoria; Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Manganese; Copper; Chromium.
Caterpillar Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Lafayette, IN: 1.1K lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 69.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc. and Load Trail LLC.
Caterpillar Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Caterpillar Inc: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Caterpillar Inc reports the 405th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 69.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc. and Load Trail LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Caterpillar Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 69.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Caterpillar Inc's total reported releases fell from 289 lb in 2022 to 269 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Caterpillar Inc's off-site transfers fell from 68 lb in 2022 to 48 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Caterpillar Inc Form-R facts
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96% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Caterpillar Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 57% (171 lbs to 269 lbs).
Caterpillar 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 Caterpillar Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 57% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 171 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 137 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 200 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 289 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 269 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 741 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 228 lbs | - |
| Copper | 83 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 13 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Caterpillar Inc in Tippecanoe
Nearest TRI Facilities to Caterpillar Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Industrial Plating Inc, Ppg Lafayette, Southwire Co LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc., Load Trail LLC, Kennametal Bedford Casting Plant.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Caterpillar Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Holliday Rock - Foothill, Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. - Mayville, US Dod Usaf Creech Afb. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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).
Other Caterpillar Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Caterpillar Reman Div, Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant, Caterpillar East Peoria.
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, Manganese, Copper, Chromium; nearby reporters include Industrial Plating Inc. Caterpillar 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.
Use and verify this record
This Caterpillar Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Caterpillar Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lafayette, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333120 · Machinery. 0.0% of Tippecanoe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Holliday Rock - Foothill (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Caterpillar Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 69.5%). 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