EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant
Claycomo, MO · Parent: Ford Motor Co
- Total releases
- 5.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 26
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant: how the 5.7M lbs splits
5.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.4M lbs 96.1%
- Off-site Transfers 219.2K lbs 3.9%
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant's 5.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Claycomo, MO, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 1.3M lbs of releases across 22 chemicals in 2023, and 5.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 380 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant is pounds #9 and chemical-count #6 at 5.7M lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pennys Concrete; Century Concrete Inc Randolph Facility; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Western Forms Inc.. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Missouri: Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly; Spirit Aerosystems Inc; Nissan N.a. Inc.; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. Other Ford Motor Co sites in this extract: Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly; Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene.
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.1% air releases) across 26 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly and Spirit Aerosystems Inc.
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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--Kansas City Assembly Plant inside Clay's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 93.7% of every pound reported in Clay. Scale peers outside Missouri include Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly and Spirit Aerosystems Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Clay's reported pounds (6.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant's off-site transfers rose from 27.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant's air releases rose from 976.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant's chemicals reported rose from 21 in 2022 to 22 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant Form-R facts
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See how Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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--Kansas City Assembly Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (1.4M lbs to 1.3M lbs).
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4M lbs | 24 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 22 |
| 2021 | 906.5K lbs | 22 |
| 2022 | 1.0M lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 1.3M lbs | 22 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.7M lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 272.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 227.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 212.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 119.8K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 96.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 76.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 54.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 34.3K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 17.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 14.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 8.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 4.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated alkanes (C10-C13) | 960 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 308 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 32 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 12 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Pennys Concrete, Century Concrete Inc Randolph Facility, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly, Spirit Aerosystems Inc, Nissan N.a. Inc..
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works, Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc, Titanium Metals Corp. Chemical-count peers include Conemaugh Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ergon West Virginia 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.
- US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works Ecorse, MI · Primary Metals 5.6M lbs reported
- Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc Kimball, NE · Hazardous Waste 5.7M lbs reported
- Titanium Metals Corp Henderson, NV · Primary Metals 5.7M lbs reported
- Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 5.7M 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 Co Dearborn Truck Plant, Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant, Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Pennys Concrete. Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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--Kansas City Assembly Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Claycomo, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336112 · Transportation Equipment. 93.7% of Clay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works (Δ 16.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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