EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
O&k American Corp.
Seymour, IN
- Total releases
- 13.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
O&k American Corp.: how the 13.6K lbs splits
13.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.6K lbs 99.6%
- Off-site Transfers 56 lbs 0.4%
O&k American Corp.'s 13.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
O&k American Corp. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seymour, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 13.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,122 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. O&k American Corp. is pounds #423 and chemical-count #400 at 13.6K 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: Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc.; Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc; Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc. Plant II; Andersons Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Ahresty Wilmington Corp; Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc; Miller Centrifugal Casting Co; Tower Extrusions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese; Chromium.
O&k American Corp. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ahresty Wilmington Corp and Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc.
O&k American Corp. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
O&k American Corp.: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, O&k American Corp. reports the 698th-largest volume (13.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Ahresty Wilmington Corp and Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of O&k American Corp.'s pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- O&k American Corp.'s total reported releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- O&k American Corp.'s air releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
O&k American Corp. Form-R facts
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See how O&k American Corp. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 O&k American Corp. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (2.7K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
O&k American Corp.: 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 O&k American Corp. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 13.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 43 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 13 lbs | - |
O&k American Corp. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to O&k American Corp.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc., Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc, Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc. Plant II, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Ahresty Wilmington Corp, Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc, Miller Centrifugal Casting Co.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest O&k American Corp. on cumulative reported pounds (13.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Presque Isle Power Plant, Eastman Performance Films Llc-Plant 1, Van Norman Molding Co. 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.
- Presque Isle Power Plant Marquette, MI · Electric Utilities 13.6K lbs reported
- Eastman Performance Films Llc-Plant 1 Fieldale, VA · Plastics and Rubber 13.6K lbs reported
- Van Norman Molding Co Bridgeview, IL · Plastics and Rubber 13.6K lbs reported
- Confluent Medical Technologies Fremont, CA · Fabricated Metals 13.6K lbs reported
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc.. O&k American Corp. 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 O&k American Corp. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
O&k American Corp. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seymour, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Presque Isle Power Plant (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
O&k American Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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