EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Eckart America Corp
Louisville, KY · Parent: Eckart America Corp
- Total releases
- 248.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Eckart America Corp: how the 248.7K lbs splits
248.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 134.9K lbs 54.3%
- Off-site Transfers 113.8K lbs 45.7%
Eckart America Corp's 248.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 54.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 45.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Eckart America Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 11.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 248.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,878 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. Eckart America Corp is pounds #85 and chemical-count #190 at 248.7K 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: Chemours Louisville Plant; Dupont Louisville Plant; Rohm & Haas - Louisville Plant; Altuglas Louisville Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc; Magotteaux Inc; Encore Wire Corp; Victaulic Co - Forks Facility. Other Eckart America Corp sites in this extract: Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc; Obron Atlantic Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Zinc (fume or dust).
Eckart America Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Louisville, KY: 248.7K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 54.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc and Magotteaux Inc.
Eckart America Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
249K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Eckart America Corp: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Eckart America Corp reports the 278th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 82.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc and Magotteaux Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Eckart America Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 82.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Eckart America Corp's total reported releases rose from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eckart America Corp's off-site transfers rose from 563 lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eckart America Corp's air releases rose from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Eckart America Corp Form-R facts
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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 Eckart America Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 248.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (95.0K lbs to 11.6K lbs).
Eckart America Corp: 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 Eckart America Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 102.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 32.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 11.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 205.2K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 37.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 6.1K lbs | - |
Eckart America Corp in Jefferson
Nearest TRI Facilities to Eckart America Corp
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Chemours Louisville Plant, Dupont Louisville Plant, Rohm & Haas - Louisville Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc, Magotteaux Inc, Encore Wire Corp.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Eckart America Corp on cumulative reported pounds (248.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co, Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Altec Osceola Body Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co East Chicago, IN · Fabricated Metals 248.7K lbs reported
- Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats Mountain Home, AR · Transportation Equipment 248.2K lbs reported
- Altec Osceola Body Plant Osceola, IA · Transportation Equipment 249.2K lbs reported
- Hubbell Power Systems - Allen Street Complex Centralia, MO · Electrical Equipment 248.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Eckart America Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc, Obron Atlantic Corp.
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 Aluminum (fume or dust), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Chemours Louisville Plant. Eckart America Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED 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.
Use and verify this record
This Eckart America Corp TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Eckart America Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 1.1% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Eckart America Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 54.3%). 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