EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Cataler N.a. Corp
Lincolnton, NC
- Total releases
- 5.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cataler N.a. Corp: how the 5.5K lbs splits
5.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.9K lbs 89.0%
- Off-site Transfers 601 lbs 11.0%
Cataler N.a. Corp's 5.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 11.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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
Cataler N.a. Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lincolnton, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 5.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,022 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cataler N.a. Corp is pounds #355 and chemical-count #205 at 5.5K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Scm-Kerr Maiden Plant; Actega N.a. Inc.; Concrete Supply Co - Lincolnton; Timken Co Lincolnton Bearing Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Superior Trim - Springfield Div; Toyota Boshoku Kentucky L.L.C. - Bardstown; Driv; Delta Marine Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Cataler N.a. Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Superior Trim - Springfield Div and Toyota Boshoku Kentucky L.L.C. - Bardstown.
Cataler N.a. Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.5K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cataler N.a. Corp: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Cataler N.a. Corp reports the 686th-largest volume (5.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 89.0% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Superior Trim - Springfield Div and Toyota Boshoku Kentucky L.L.C. - Bardstown.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cataler N.a. Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 89.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cataler N.a. Corp's total reported releases rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cataler N.a. Corp's air releases rose from 880 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cataler N.a. Corp's off-site transfers rose from 185 lb in 2022 to 202 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cataler N.a. Corp Form-R facts
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See how Cataler N.a. Corp 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 Cataler N.a. Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 16% (1.1K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Cataler N.a. Corp: 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 Cataler N.a. Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 866 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 601 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cataler N.a. Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cataler N.a. Corp
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Scm-Kerr Maiden Plant, Actega N.a. Inc., Concrete Supply Co - Lincolnton, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Superior Trim - Springfield Div, Toyota Boshoku Kentucky L.L.C. - Bardstown, Driv.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cataler N.a. Corp on cumulative reported pounds (5.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Reading Alloys LLC, Ellwood Crankshaft Group Sharon Forge, Slack Chemical Co. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Reading Alloys LLC Robesonia, PA · Primary Metals 5.5K lbs reported
- Ellwood Crankshaft Group Sharon Forge Sharon, PA · Fabricated Metals 5.5K lbs reported
- Slack Chemical Co. Inc. Saratoga Springs, NY · Chemical Wholesalers 5.5K lbs reported
- Premier Plant Services LLC Sapulpa, OK · Fabricated Metals 5.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Scm-Kerr Maiden Plant. Cataler N.a. Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
This Cataler N.a. Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cataler N.a. Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lincolnton, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 2.2% of Lincoln TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Reading Alloys LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cataler N.a. Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitric acid. 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