EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lilly Technology Center
Indianapolis, IN · Parent: Eli Lilly & Co
- Total releases
- 56.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lilly Technology Center: how the 56.0K lbs splits
56.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 53.0K lbs 94.7%
- Off-site Transfers 2.9K lbs 5.3%
Lilly Technology Center's 56.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetonitrile.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Lilly Technology Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Indianapolis, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 12.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 56.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,871 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. Lilly Technology Center is pounds #280 and chemical-count #270 at 56.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.; Diamond Chain Co; 1500 South Tibbs LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Tyco Fire Products LP; Ace Ethanol LLC; Elliott Auto Supply Co Inc DBA Splash Products; Northeast Missouri Grain LLC. Other Eli Lilly & Co sites in this extract: Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; Methyl tert-butyl ether; Ammonia; Formic acid.
Lilly Technology Center stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.7% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 56.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyco Fire Products LP and Ace Ethanol LLC.
Lilly Technology Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
56K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lilly Technology Center: Acetonitrile-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lilly Technology Center reports the 1,233rd-largest volume (56.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetonitrile alone is 85.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Tyco Fire Products LP and Ace Ethanol LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lilly Technology Center's pounds in one chemical - here Acetonitrile at 85.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lilly Technology Center's total reported releases rose from 10.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lilly Technology Center's off-site transfers rose from 494 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lilly Technology Center's air releases rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lilly Technology Center Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lilly Technology Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 56.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (11.3K lbs to 12.2K lbs).
Lilly Technology Center: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lilly Technology Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 11.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 10.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 10.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 12.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 47.8K lbs | - |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 2.5K lbs | - |
Lilly Technology Center · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lilly Technology Center
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant, Superior Industrial Solutions Inc., Diamond Chain Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Tyco Fire Products LP, Ace Ethanol LLC, Elliott Auto Supply Co Inc DBA Splash Products.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lilly Technology Center on cumulative reported pounds (56.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Staker & Parson- California Avenue Facility, Manac Trailers USA Inc Oran Plant, K-T Galvanizing Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Staker & Parson- California Avenue Facility Salt Lake City, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 56.0K lbs reported
- Manac Trailers USA Inc Oran Plant Oran, MO · Machinery 56.0K lbs reported
- K-T Galvanizing Co Venus, TX · Fabricated Metals 56.0K lbs reported
- Kenworth Truck Co Chillicothe, OH · Transportation Equipment 55.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Eli Lilly & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A.
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 Acetonitrile, Methyl tert-butyl ether, Ammonia, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant. Lilly Technology Center stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Lilly Technology Center TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lilly Technology Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Indianapolis, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Marion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Staker & Parson- California Avenue Facility (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lilly Technology Center stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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