EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Bowling Green Metalforming
Bowling Green, KY · Parent: Magna US Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 570.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Bowling Green Metalforming: how the 570.6K lbs splits
570.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 370.9K lbs 65.0%
- Air Releases 199.2K lbs 34.9%
- Land Disposal 472 lbs 0.1%
Bowling Green Metalforming's 570.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.9%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Bowling Green Metalforming is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bowling Green, KY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 105.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 570.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,796 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. Bowling Green Metalforming is pounds #54 and chemical-count #53 at 570.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Howa Kentucky Inc.; Constellium Bowling Green; Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LP; Pan Oston Co. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Gulf Marine Repair Corp; Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co; Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Auburn; Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC. Other Magna US Holding Inc sites in this extract: Decostar Industries Inc; Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo; Kamtek Inc.; Norplas Industries Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Manganese compounds; Manganese.
Bowling Green Metalforming is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bowling Green, KY: 570.6K lbs across 11 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gulf Marine Repair Corp and Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co.
Bowling Green Metalforming vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
571K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bowling Green Metalforming in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Bowling Green Metalforming reports the 68th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Gulf Marine Repair Corp and Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bowling Green Metalforming's total reported releases rose from 61.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 105.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bowling Green Metalforming's off-site transfers rose from 23.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bowling Green Metalforming's land releases rose from 82 lb in 2022 to 190 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bowling Green Metalforming's air releases rose from 37.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bowling Green Metalforming Form-R facts
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11.0× 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 Bowling Green Metalforming releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 570.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (154.2K lbs to 105.0K lbs).
Bowling Green Metalforming: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bowling Green Metalforming year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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 | 154.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 132.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 118.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 61.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 105.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 277.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 194.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 32.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 30.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 15.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 13.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Copper | 302 lbs | - |
| Lead | 19 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Bowling Green Metalforming in Warren
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bowling Green Metalforming
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including American Howa Kentucky Inc., Constellium Bowling Green, Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Gulf Marine Repair Corp, Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co, Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Auburn.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bowling Green Metalforming on cumulative reported pounds (570.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Ardagh Glass Inc, Sivance LLC, Viper Mine. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Magna US Holding Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Decostar Industries Inc, Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo, Kamtek Inc..
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, Certain glycol ethers, Manganese compounds, Manganese; nearby reporters include American Howa Kentucky Inc.. Bowling Green Metalforming stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Bowling Green Metalforming TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bowling Green Metalforming totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bowling Green, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 22.2% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ardagh Glass Inc (Δ 545 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bowling Green Metalforming stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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