EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Orafol Automotive Graphics
Lake Orion, MI · Parent: Orafol Americas Inc.
- Total releases
- 41.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Orafol Automotive Graphics: how the 41.5K lbs splits
41.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 41.5K lbs 100.0%
Orafol Automotive Graphics's 41.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Orafol Automotive Graphics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lake Orion, MI, in the printing sector. It reported 9.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 41.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,563 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. Orafol Automotive Graphics is pounds #241 and chemical-count #635 at 41.5K 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: Orafol; Lymtal International,inc.; General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center; Jabil. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Michigan: Bryce Co LLC; Butler Printing & Laminating Inc; Proedge Inc.; Rohrer. Other Orafol Americas Inc. sites in this extract: Orafol. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Compare Orafol Automotive Graphics with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Orafol Lake Orion · 9.6K lbs
- Lymtal International,inc. Lake Orion · 3.7K lbs
- General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center Lake Orion · 228.4K lbs
- Jabil Auburn Hills · 1 lbs
Similar-scale Printing sites elsewhere: Bryce Co LLC (TN) · Butler Printing & Laminating Inc (NJ) · Proedge Inc. (IN)
Orafol Automotive Graphics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 41.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bryce Co LLC and Butler Printing & Laminating Inc.
Orafol Automotive Graphics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
42K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Orafol Automotive Graphics: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Orafol Automotive Graphics reports the 34th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Bryce Co LLC and Butler Printing & Laminating Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Orafol Automotive Graphics's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Orafol Automotive Graphics's total reported releases rose from 8.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orafol Automotive Graphics's air releases rose from 8.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Orafol Automotive Graphics 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 Orafol Automotive Graphics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (9.8K lbs to 9.5K lbs).
Orafol Automotive Graphics: 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 Orafol Automotive Graphics year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 9.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 41.5K lbs | - |
Orafol Automotive Graphics · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Orafol Automotive Graphics on cumulative reported pounds (41.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Superior Dairy, Metalplate Galvanizing LP, Dt Fiberglass Inc. 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.
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Other Orafol Americas Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Orafol.
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; nearby reporters include Orafol. Orafol Automotive Graphics stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Orafol Automotive Graphics TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Orafol Automotive Graphics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lake Orion, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323113 · Printing. 1.5% of Oakland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Superior Dairy (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Orafol Automotive Graphics stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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