EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems
Sparta, MI · Parent: Tenneco Inc
- Total releases
- 26.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems: how the 26.2K lbs splits
26.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 25.4K lbs 96.9%
- Air Releases 804 lbs 3.1%
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems's 26.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sparta, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 12.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 26.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 7,626 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. Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems is pounds #287 and chemical-count #639 at 26.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Formulations Inc; Tesa Plant Sparta LLC; Cascade Die Casting / Great Lakes; Rapid Engineering. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Bailsco Blades & Castings Inc.; Central Wire Inc; Brp US Inc; Webco Industries Inc Southwest Tube. Other Tenneco Inc sites in this extract: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.2K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bailsco Blades & Castings Inc. and Central Wire Inc.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems reports the 601st-largest volume (26.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Bailsco Blades & Castings Inc. and Central Wire Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 10% (13.8K lbs to 12.4K lbs).
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 12.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 26.2K lbs | - |
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including General Formulations Inc, Tesa Plant Sparta LLC, Cascade Die Casting / Great Lakes, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Bailsco Blades & Castings Inc., Central Wire Inc, Brp US Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems on cumulative reported pounds (26.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Entegris Inc, Bailsco Blades & Castings Inc., Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Entegris Inc Bedford, MA · Plastics and Rubber 26.2K lbs reported
- Bailsco Blades & Castings Inc. Shreveport, LA · Primary Metals 26.3K lbs reported
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 26.2K lbs reported
- Nov Downhole Conroe Conroe, TX · Machinery 26.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tenneco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Driv Automotive Inc., Tenneco.
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 Manganese; nearby reporters include General Formulations Inc. Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems stamps LIGHT 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 Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sparta, MI, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.8% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Entegris Inc (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese. 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