EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Autocast Inc
Grandville, MI
- Total releases
- 1.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Autocast Inc: how the 1.8K lbs splits
1.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 98.0%
- Off-site Transfers 37 lbs 2.0%
Autocast Inc's 1.8K 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: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Autocast Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grandville, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 457 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,945 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Autocast Inc is pounds #497 and chemical-count #510 at 1.8K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Light Metals Corp; Grand Rapids Foam Technologies; Electro Chemical Finishing Co; Airgas USA LLC - Grandville Mi. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Ati Albany Operations Facility; Consolidated Metco Inc; Schulz Xtruded Products; Maverick Tube LLC DBA Tenarisconroe. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Autocast Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ati Albany Operations Facility and Consolidated Metco Inc.
Autocast Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Autocast Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Autocast Inc reports the 966th-largest volume (1.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 97.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Ati Albany Operations Facility and Consolidated Metco Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Autocast Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 97.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Autocast Inc's total reported releases rose from 319 lb in 2022 to 457 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Autocast Inc's off-site transfers rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 14 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Autocast Inc's air releases rose from 316 lb in 2022 to 443 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Autocast Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Autocast Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 42% (322 lbs to 457 lbs).
Autocast Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Autocast Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 42% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 322 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 418 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 323 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 319 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 457 lbs | 2 |
Autocast Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Autocast Inc
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Light Metals Corp, Grand Rapids Foam Technologies, Electro Chemical Finishing Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Ati Albany Operations Facility, Consolidated Metco Inc, Schulz Xtruded Products.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Autocast Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Nov Monoflo Breen & Breen Ise, Agc Multi Material America Inc., Ati Albany Operations Facility. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Nov Monoflo Breen & Breen Ise Houston, TX · Machinery 1.8K lbs reported
- Agc Multi Material America Inc. Anaheim, CA · Textiles 1.8K lbs reported
- Ati Albany Operations Facility Albany, OR · Primary Metals 1.8K lbs reported
- Rock Island Lubricants (rilco) Rock Island, IL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 1.8K 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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Light Metals Corp. Autocast Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Autocast Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Autocast Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grandville, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Agc Multi Material America Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Autocast Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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