EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
K-Z Inc.
Shipshewana, IN · Parent: Thor Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 113.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
K-Z Inc.: how the 113.3K lbs splits
113.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 113.3K lbs 100.0%
K-Z Inc.'s 113.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
K-Z Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shipshewana, IN, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 68.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2022, and 113.3K lbs in total across its 2021-2022 reporting years. That ranks 4,333 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. K-Z Inc. is pounds #206 and chemical-count #368 at 113.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rpm Industrial Coatings Group Inc. DBA Finishworks; Lakepark Industries of Indiana Inc; Middlebury Cheese Co; Jayco Inc.. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Indiana: Johnson Matthey Inc; Yellowfin Yachts LLC; Tampa Ship LLC; Nwi Nashville LLC. Other Thor Industries Inc sites in this extract: Thor Wakarusa LLC; Tiffin Motorhomes Inc.; Jayco Inc.; Vixen Composites LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Tetrachloroethylene.
K-Z Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 113.3K lbs (2021–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Johnson Matthey Inc and Yellowfin Yachts LLC.
K-Z Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
113K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
K-Z Inc. inside Lagrange's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, K-Z Inc. reports the 277th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 25.1% of every pound reported in Lagrange. Scale peers outside Indiana include Johnson Matthey Inc and Yellowfin Yachts LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lagrange's reported pounds (450.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
K-Z Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How K-Z Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 113.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2022, total releases increased by 54% (44.7K lbs to 68.6K lbs).
K-Z Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2022
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows K-Z Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 54% from 2021 to 2022). 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 68.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2022). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 45.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 44.3K lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 23.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
K-Z Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to K-Z Inc.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Rpm Industrial Coatings Group Inc. DBA Finishworks, Lakepark Industries of Indiana Inc, Middlebury Cheese Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Johnson Matthey Inc, Yellowfin Yachts LLC, Tampa Ship LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest K-Z Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (113.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Medical Chemical Co, Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant, Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Lls Houston. 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.
- US Medical Chemical Co Honea Path, SC · Plastics and Rubber 113.3K lbs reported
- Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant Dalton, GA · Textile Product 113.2K lbs reported
- Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Lls Houston Houston, TX · Petroleum 113.3K lbs reported
- Mesquite Mine Brawley, CA · Metal Mining 113.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Thor Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Thor Wakarusa LLC, Tiffin Motorhomes Inc., Jayco Inc..
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 n-Hexane, Toluene, Tetrachloroethylene; nearby reporters include Rpm Industrial Coatings Group Inc. DBA Finishworks. K-Z Inc. stamps MID 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 K-Z Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
K-Z Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shipshewana, IN, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2021–2022 (2 years). NAICS 336214 · Transportation Equipment. 25.1% of Lagrange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Medical Chemical Co (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
K-Z Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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