EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky
Berea, KY · Parent: Hitachi Astemo Ltd
- Total releases
- 165.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky: how the 165.2K lbs splits
165.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 96.6K lbs 58.5%
- Air Releases 68.5K lbs 41.5%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky's 165.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 58.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Berea, KY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 24.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 165.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,570 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. Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky is pounds #101 and chemical-count #194 at 165.2K 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: Novelis; Hyster Yale Materials Handling Inc.; Motor Wheel LLC; US Army Blue Grass Army Depot. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Conrad Shipyard LLC (deepwater Yard); Elsa LLC; Plasman Sc Inc.; Electric Boat Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Berea, KY: 165.2K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 58.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Conrad Shipyard LLC (deepwater Yard) and Elsa LLC.
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
165K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky reports the 208th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Conrad Shipyard LLC (deepwater Yard) and Elsa LLC.
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
- Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky's total reported releases fell from 28.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky's off-site transfers fell from 14.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky's air releases fell from 13.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 165.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 43% (42.8K lbs to 24.5K lbs).
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky: 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 Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 43% 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 | 42.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 32.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 36.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 28.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 24.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 67.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 49.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 47.5K lbs | - |
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky in Madison
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Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Novelis, Hyster Yale Materials Handling Inc., Motor Wheel LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky on cumulative reported pounds (165.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Bridgestone Metalpha USA Inc, Chalk Point Power LLC, Darling Ingredients Inc. 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.
- Bridgestone Metalpha USA Inc Clarksville, TN · Primary Metals 165.2K lbs reported
- Chalk Point Power LLC Aquasco, MD · Electric Utilities 165.2K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Inc Crows Landing, CA · Food 165.3K lbs reported
- Usb Tennessee LLC Gleason, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 165.5K 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 Certain glycol ethers, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Novelis. Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky 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 Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Berea, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336330 · Transportation Equipment. 1.5% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bridgestone Metalpha USA Inc (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc. - Berea Ky stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 58.5%). 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