EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Thunderbird Products
Decatur, IN · Parent: Porter Inc
- Total releases
- 349.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Thunderbird Products: how the 349.2K lbs splits
349.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 349.0K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 225 lbs 0.1%
Thunderbird Products's 349.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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-HEAVY
Thunderbird Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IN, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 50.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 349.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,390 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. Thunderbird Products is pounds #117 and chemical-count #191 at 349.2K 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: Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1; Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.; Prestress Services Industries LLC - Decatur Branch. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Indiana: Gkn Aerospace Chem-Tronics Inc; Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200; Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas; Truck Accessories Group. LLC DBA Tag East. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate; Lead; Lead compounds.
Thunderbird Products stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 349.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gkn Aerospace Chem-Tronics Inc and Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200.
Thunderbird Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
349K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thunderbird Products: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Thunderbird Products reports the 123rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 94.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 94.2% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Gkn Aerospace Chem-Tronics Inc and Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thunderbird Products's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 94.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thunderbird Products's total reported releases fell from 79.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thunderbird Products's off-site transfers rose from 38 lb in 2022 to 145 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thunderbird Products's air releases fell from 79.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thunderbird Products Form-R facts
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See how Thunderbird Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
69% more 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 Thunderbird Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 349.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (75.1K lbs to 50.7K lbs).
Thunderbird Products: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Thunderbird Products year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 75.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 63.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 80.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 79.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 50.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 328.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 20.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 231 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 5 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Thunderbird Products · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Thunderbird Products
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1, Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2, Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C., 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. Gkn Aerospace Chem-Tronics Inc, Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thunderbird Products on cumulative reported pounds (349.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc., Elite Octane LLC, Clean Harbors San Jose LLC. 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).
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 Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Lead, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1. Thunderbird Products stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Thunderbird Products TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thunderbird Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336612 · Transportation Equipment. 11.0% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc. (Δ 91 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thunderbird Products stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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