EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
American Howa Kentucky Inc.
Bowling Green, KY
- Total releases
- 215.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
American Howa Kentucky Inc.: how the 215.1K lbs splits
215.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 214.2K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 822 lbs 0.4%
American Howa Kentucky Inc.'s 215.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
American Howa Kentucky Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bowling Green, KY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 47 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 215.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,124 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Howa Kentucky Inc. is pounds #90 and chemical-count #335 at 215.1K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Constellium Bowling Green; Bowling Green Metalforming; Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LP; Pan Oston Co. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Seminole Marine Inc.; Baymont Composites South (bu 244); Barnes Aerospace Ogden Div; Kia Georgia Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates.
American Howa Kentucky Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 215.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seminole Marine Inc. and Baymont Composites South (bu 244).
American Howa Kentucky Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
215K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Howa Kentucky Inc.: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, American Howa Kentucky Inc. reports the 176th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Seminole Marine Inc. and Baymont Composites South (bu 244).
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Howa Kentucky Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Howa Kentucky Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 45.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 47 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Howa Kentucky Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 44.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Howa Kentucky Inc.'s air releases fell from 250 lb in 2022 to 47 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Howa Kentucky Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Howa Kentucky Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 215.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (69.7K lbs to 47 lbs).
American Howa Kentucky Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Howa Kentucky Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 69.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 62.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 37.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 45.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 47 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 215.1K lbs | - |
American Howa Kentucky Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Howa Kentucky Inc.
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Constellium Bowling Green, Bowling Green Metalforming, Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LP, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Seminole Marine Inc., Baymont Composites South (bu 244), Barnes Aerospace Ogden Div.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Howa Kentucky Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (215.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include West Fraser Leola Lumber Mill, Smp Automotive Systems Alabama, Mary Kay Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- West Fraser Leola Lumber Mill Leola, AR · Wood Products 215.1K lbs reported
- Smp Automotive Systems Alabama Cottondale, AL · Plastics and Rubber 215.0K lbs reported
- Mary Kay Inc. Lewisville, TX · Chemicals 215.0K lbs reported
- Barrick Gold Corp-Golden Sunlight Mine Whitehall, MT · Metal Mining 215.1K 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 Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Constellium Bowling Green. American Howa Kentucky Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This American Howa Kentucky Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Howa Kentucky Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bowling Green, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336360 · Transportation Equipment. 8.4% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser Leola Lumber Mill (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Howa Kentucky Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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