EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tower Automotive Plymouth
Plymouth, MI · Parent: Autokiniton US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 51.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tower Automotive Plymouth: how the 51.4K lbs splits
51.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 51.4K lbs 99.9%
- Land Disposal 67 lbs 0.1%
Tower Automotive Plymouth's 51.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 TRACE-CARC
Tower Automotive Plymouth is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plymouth, MI, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 5.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 51.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,069 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. Tower Automotive Plymouth is pounds #220 and chemical-count #342 at 51.4K 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: Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC; Webasto Roof Systems Inc.; Oerlikon (us) Plymouth; Atlas Tube- Plymouth Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Michigan: Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant; Tesla Giga Texas; McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc; Heartland Fabrication LLC. Other Autokiniton US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Tower Automotive; Autokiniton Plant 3; Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC; Southtec LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Zinc (fume or dust); Nickel.
Compare Tower Automotive Plymouth with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC Plymouth · 23.6K lbs
- Webasto Roof Systems Inc. Plymouth · 10 lbs
- Oerlikon (us) Plymouth Plymouth · 40 lbs
- Atlas Tube- Plymouth Plant Plymouth · 216.1K lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant (IN) · Tesla Giga Texas (TX) · McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc (MN)
Tower Automotive Plymouth stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 51.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant and Tesla Giga Texas.
Tower Automotive Plymouth vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
51K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tower Automotive Plymouth: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tower Automotive Plymouth reports the 381st-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 79.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant and Tesla Giga Texas.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tower Automotive Plymouth's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 79.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tower Automotive Plymouth's total reported releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tower Automotive Plymouth's air releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tower Automotive Plymouth 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 Tower Automotive Plymouth releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (22.6K lbs to 5.7K lbs).
Tower Automotive Plymouth: 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 Tower Automotive Plymouth year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 7.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 40.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tower Automotive Plymouth · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tower Automotive Plymouth
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC, Webasto Roof Systems Inc., Oerlikon (us) Plymouth, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant, Tesla Giga Texas, McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tower Automotive Plymouth on cumulative reported pounds (51.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Basf North Geismar Site, Qg Printing II LLC, Alloy Processing. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
Other Autokiniton US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tower Automotive, Autokiniton Plant 3, Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC.
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, Zinc (fume or dust), Nickel; nearby reporters include Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC. Tower Automotive Plymouth stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Tower Automotive Plymouth TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tower Automotive Plymouth totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plymouth, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336111 · Transportation Equipment. 0.0% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf North Geismar Site (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tower Automotive Plymouth stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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