EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant
Sterling Heights, MI · Parent: Ford Motor Co
- Total releases
- 25.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant: how the 25.7K lbs splits
25.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 24.5K lbs 95.5%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 4.5%
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant's 25.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sterling Heights, MI, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 25.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,672 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. Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant is pounds #288 and chemical-count #165 at 25.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Superior Materials 39; Curtis Metal Finishing Co; Acument Global Technologies; Fca US Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Michigan: Forest River, Inc. -Lagrange Complex; Real Fleet Solutions; Dana Driveshaft Manufacturing LLC; Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc.. Other Ford Motor Co sites in this extract: Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant; Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel; Manganese compounds; Manganese.
Compare Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Superior Materials 39 Sterling Heights · 0 lbs
- Curtis Metal Finishing Co Sterling Heights · 233.0K lbs
- Acument Global Technologies Sterling Heights · 33.6K lbs
- Fca US Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Sterling Heights · 415.3K lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Forest River, Inc. -Lagrange Complex (IN) · Real Fleet Solutions (FL) · Dana Driveshaft Manufacturing LLC (OH)
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Forest River, Inc. -Lagrange Complex and Real Fleet Solutions.
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant reports the 496th-largest volume (25.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Michigan include Forest River, Inc. -Lagrange Complex and Real Fleet Solutions.
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
- Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant's total reported releases fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant's off-site transfers fell from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (4.9K lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 6.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 6.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 13.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 7.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 726 lbs | - |
| Copper | 158 lbs | - |
| Lead | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Superior Materials 39, Curtis Metal Finishing Co, Acument Global Technologies, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Forest River, Inc. -Lagrange Complex, Real Fleet Solutions, Dana Driveshaft Manufacturing LLC.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant on cumulative reported pounds (25.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Trojan Battery Co - Sandersville, Gulf Island Fabrication LLC, Athena Corp. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Trojan Battery Co - Sandersville Sandersville, GA · Electrical Equipment 25.7K lbs reported
- Gulf Island Fabrication LLC Houma, LA · Fabricated Metals 25.7K lbs reported
- Athena Corp Hardeeville, SC · Plastics and Rubber 25.7K lbs reported
- Multi-Plastics Extrusions Inc. Hazleton, PA · Plastics and Rubber 25.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ford Motor Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant, Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant, Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant.
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 And Manganese Compounds, Nickel, Manganese compounds, Manganese; nearby reporters include Superior Materials 39. Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sterling Heights, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336350 · Transportation Equipment. 0.5% of Macomb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trojan Battery Co - Sandersville (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ford Motor Company-Sterling I Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 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