EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Seagate Technology
Bloomington, MN
- Total releases
- 25.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Seagate Technology: how the 25.3K lbs splits
25.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.5K lbs 92.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.8K lbs 7.1%
Seagate Technology's 25.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Seagate Technology is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bloomington, MN, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 25.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,705 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Seagate Technology is pounds #170 and chemical-count #247 at 25.3K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Filmtec Corp; All Flex Solutions Inc.; Apex International Mfg; Consolidate Precision Products-Minneapolis Operation. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Minnesota: Unicircuit Inc; Viasystems Technologies Corpllc; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp; Infineon Technologies Epi Services Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Seagate Technology stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.9% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Unicircuit Inc and Viasystems Technologies Corpllc.
Seagate Technology vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K 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
Seagate Technology: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Seagate Technology reports the 111th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Unicircuit Inc and Viasystems Technologies Corpllc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Seagate Technology's pounds in one chemical - here N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Seagate Technology's total reported releases fell from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Seagate Technology's air releases fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Seagate Technology's off-site transfers fell from 375 lb in 2022 to 329 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Seagate Technology Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Seagate Technology releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 46% (6.0K lbs to 3.2K lbs).
Seagate Technology: 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 Seagate Technology year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 25.3K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
Seagate Technology · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Seagate Technology
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Filmtec Corp, All Flex Solutions Inc., Apex International Mfg, ordered by distance.
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Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities
Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Unicircuit Inc, Viasystems Technologies Corpllc, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Seagate Technology on cumulative reported pounds (25.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Tanury Industries, Front Range Energy, Richmond Beverage Solutions LLC. 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.
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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Filmtec Corp. Seagate Technology 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 Seagate Technology TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Seagate Technology totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bloomington, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334112 · Computers and Electronic Products. 0.6% of Hennepin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tanury Industries (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Seagate Technology stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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