EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant
Louisville, KY · Parent: Ford Motor Co
- Total releases
- 1.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant: how the 1.9M lbs splits
1.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8M lbs 98.0%
- Off-site Transfers 36.7K lbs 2.0%
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant's 1.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 345.8K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 1.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 886 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. Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant is pounds #28 and chemical-count #25 at 1.9M 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: Faurecia Interior Systems; Russtech Admixtures Inc; Eurofins Mwg Operon LLC; Bluegrass Generating Station. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Railroad Friction Products Corp; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama; Malibu Boats LLC; Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant. Other Ford Motor Co sites in this extract: Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant; Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly; Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.0% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Railroad Friction Products Corp and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama.
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.9M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant reports the 16th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Railroad Friction Products Corp and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama.
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
- Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant's total reported releases fell from 350.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 345.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant's off-site transfers rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant's air releases fell from 345.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 337.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant 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 Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (419.8K lbs to 345.8K lbs).
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 419.8K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 364.9K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 399.7K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 350.5K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 345.8K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 725.3K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 634.5K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 398.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 35.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 19.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 18.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 13.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 9.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 7.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated alkanes (C10-C13) | 407 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 279 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 28 lbs | - |
| Lead | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Faurecia Interior Systems, Russtech Admixtures Inc, Eurofins Mwg Operon LLC, 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. Railroad Friction Products Corp, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama, Malibu Boats LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC, Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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.
- Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC Port Arthur, TX · Chemicals 1.9M lbs reported
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing Union City, TN · Food 1.9M lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility Newark, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.9M lbs reported
- Avoca LLC Merry Hill, NC · Food 1.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
Other Ford Motor Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant, Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant, Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly.
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 Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Faurecia Interior Systems. Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336112 · Transportation Equipment. 8.6% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC (Δ 653 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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