EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
Bowling Green, KY · Parent: Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
- Total releases
- 305.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC: how the 305.5K lbs splits
305.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 279.2K lbs 91.4%
- Air Releases 26.3K lbs 8.6%
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC's 305.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bowling Green, KY, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 39.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 305.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,560 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. Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC is pounds #74 and chemical-count #152 at 305.5K 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: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC; Owl's Head Alloys Inc.; Henkel US Operations Corp; Sherwin-Williams Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Kentucky: Plastic Plate Inc. - Kraft Plater; M & R Plating; Eco Finishing; Crown Food Packaging. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Aluminum (fume or dust); Manganese; Copper.
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 305.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plastic Plate Inc. - Kraft Plater and M & R Plating.
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
306K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC reports the 181st-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 91.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Plastic Plate Inc. - Kraft Plater and M & R Plating.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 91.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC's total reported releases fell from 54.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC's off-site transfers fell from 45.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC's air releases rose from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 305.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (56.6K lbs to 39.6K lbs).
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 84.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 71.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 54.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 39.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 279.6K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper | 0 lbs | - |
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC, Owl's Head Alloys Inc., Henkel US Operations Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Plastic Plate Inc. - Kraft Plater, M & R Plating, Eco Finishing.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC on cumulative reported pounds (305.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., Braskem America Inc, Ineos Phenol. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitric acid, Aluminum (fume or dust), Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC. Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bowling Green, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332112 · Fabricated Metals. 11.9% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. (Δ 84 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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