EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant
Morehead, KY · Parent: Koch Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 227.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant: how the 227.5K lbs splits
227.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 133.7K lbs 58.8%
- Off-site Transfers 93.8K lbs 41.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant's 227.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 58.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 41.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morehead, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 37.3K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 227.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,012 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. Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant is pounds #88 and chemical-count #27 at 227.5K 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: Hinkle Contracting Co LLC - Pomp Asphalt & Cave Run Mine; Cooper Standard Automotive; Cabinetworks Group Mt. Sterling; Nestle Prepared Foods Co. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: Abc Industries Inc.; Entek International LLC; Composite Technology Assemblies LLC; Monosol - Laporte Plant. Other Koch Industries Inc sites in this extract: Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC; Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Ammonia; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Morehead, KY: 227.5K lbs across 18 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 58.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Abc Industries Inc. and Entek International LLC.
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
227K 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
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant inside Rowan's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant reports the 181st-largest volume, placing it in the top 12% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Rowan. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Abc Industries Inc. and Entek International LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Rowan's reported pounds (227.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant's total reported releases fell from 54.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant's off-site transfers fell from 24.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant's air releases fell from 30.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 227.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (44.0K lbs to 37.3K lbs).
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant: 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 Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 44.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 47.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 54.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 37.3K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 47.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 29.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 27.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 22.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 22.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 12.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 12.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 10.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 10.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 7.7K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 6.6K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3.0K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 633 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 463 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 152 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 67 lbs | Carcinogen |
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant in Rowan
Nearest TRI Facilities to Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Hinkle Contracting Co LLC - Pomp Asphalt & Cave Run Mine, Cooper Standard Automotive, Cabinetworks Group Mt. Sterling, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Abc Industries Inc., Entek International LLC, Composite Technology Assemblies LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant on cumulative reported pounds (227.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC, Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na, Eco Services Operations Corp.. 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.
- Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC Avon Lake, OH · Electric Utilities 227.4K lbs reported
- Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na Painesville, OH · Paper 227.4K lbs reported
- Eco Services Operations Corp. Houston, TX · Chemicals 227.6K lbs reported
- US Doe Pantex Plant Panhandle, TX · Chemicals 227.6K 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 Koch Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Ammonia, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Hinkle Contracting Co LLC - Pomp Asphalt & Cave Run Mine. Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant 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 Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morehead, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 100% of Rowan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC (Δ 76 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 58.8%). 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