EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber

Titan Tire Corp

Des Moines, IA · Parent: Titan International Inc

Total releases
7.4K lbs
Chemicals reported
4
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Titan Tire Corp: how the 7.4K lbs splits

7.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 7.3K lbs 97.7%
  • Water Discharges 162 lbs 2.2%
  • Air Releases 6 lbs 0.1%

Titan Tire Corp's 7.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.

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.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC

Titan Tire Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 7.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,422 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Titan Tire Corp is pounds #256 and chemical-count #161 at 7.4K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines; Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms; Anderson Erickson Dairy; Liberty Ready Mix Plant 3. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Iowa: Cf Maier Composites Inc; Iten Industries; Chestnut Ridge Foam Inc; Ridge Corp. Other Titan International Inc sites in this extract: Titan Wheel Corp of Illinois; Titan Tire Corp of Union City; Titan Tire Corp of Freeport; Carlstar Clinton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.

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Titan Tire Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cf Maier Composites Inc and Iten Industries.

#10,422 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Titan Tire Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

7.4K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Titan Tire Corp: Zinc compounds-led volume

Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Titan Tire Corp reports the 845th-largest volume (7.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Cf Maier Composites Inc and Iten Industries.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Titan Tire Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Titan Tire Corp's total reported releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Titan Tire Corp's off-site transfers fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Titan Tire Corp Form-R facts

Sector
Plastics and Rubber
LIGHT volume
7.4K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
4 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

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Total reported releases
Titan Tire Corp
7.4K lbs
Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines
0 lbs

52982.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Titan Tire Corp
4
Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines
1

4.0× 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 Titan Tire Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.4K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 7.3K lbs (97.7%)
Water Discharges 162 lbs (2.2%)
Air Releases 6 lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 144% (608 lbs to 1.5K lbs).

Titan Tire Corp: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Titan Tire Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 144% 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: Zinc compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 608 lbs 3
2020 1.8K lbs 2
2021 1.8K lbs 2
2022 1.8K lbs 2
2023 1.5K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 7.4K lbs -
Lead compounds 11 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 3 lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 2 lbs -

Titan Tire Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site

Des Moines, IA
41.5868, -93.5713
County TRI context
Polk · 0.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Titan International Inc

Compare beyond Iowa

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Titan Tire Corp on cumulative reported pounds (7.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Columbia Chemical Corp, Mittera Group Inc, Mplx Terminals LLC - Midland Pa Terminal. 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.

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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines. Titan Tire Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Titan Tire Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Titan Tire Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326211 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Columbia Chemical Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Titan Tire Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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