EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Standard Motor Products
Independence, KS · Parent: Standard Motor Products Inc
- Total releases
- 6.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Standard Motor Products: how the 6.4K lbs splits
6.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.4K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 5 lbs 0.1%
Standard Motor Products's 6.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. 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
Standard Motor Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Independence, KS, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 6.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,704 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Standard Motor Products is pounds #146 and chemical-count #188 at 6.4K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mfg Construction Products; Textron Aviation/independence Facility; Forte Products; Emerald Transformer Ppm LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kansas: Iowa Mold Tooling Co; Bdgn Corp DBA American Autocoat Inc.; Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc; Safran Cabin Materials LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead.
Standard Motor Products stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Iowa Mold Tooling Co and Bdgn Corp DBA American Autocoat Inc..
Standard Motor Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.4K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Standard Motor Products: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Standard Motor Products reports the 665th-largest volume (6.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Iowa Mold Tooling Co and Bdgn Corp DBA American Autocoat Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Standard Motor Products's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Standard Motor Products's total reported releases rose from 977 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Standard Motor Products's off-site transfers rose from 976 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Standard Motor Products Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Standard Motor Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
91% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Standard Motor Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (2.9K lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Standard Motor Products: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Standard Motor Products year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 653 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 716 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 977 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Lead | 61 lbs | Carcinogen |
Standard Motor Products · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Standard Motor Products
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Mfg Construction Products, Textron Aviation/independence Facility, Forte Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Iowa Mold Tooling Co, Bdgn Corp DBA American Autocoat Inc., Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Standard Motor Products on cumulative reported pounds (6.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sprague East Providence Terminal, Linam Ranch Plant, Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Sprague East Providence Terminal East Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 6.4K lbs reported
- Linam Ranch Plant Hobbs, NM · Natural Gas Processing 6.4K lbs reported
- Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc Freeport, TX · Chemicals 6.4K lbs reported
- Ademco Inc San Diego, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 6.4K 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 Zinc compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Mfg Construction Products. Standard Motor Products 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.
Use and verify this record
This Standard Motor Products TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Standard Motor Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Independence, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336320 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sprague East Providence Terminal (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Standard Motor Products 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