EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Caterpillar Inc
Sanford, NC · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 0 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- -
TRACE volume NONE pathway CLEAN
Caterpillar Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sanford, NC, in the machinery sector. That ranks 21,547 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sti Polymer Inc; Noble Oil Services Inc; Lee Brick & Tile Co; General Timber Inc. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside North Carolina: Navistar Big Bore Diesels LLC; Natural Decorations Inc; Joy Global Surface Mining-Mesa; Triax Industries LLC. Other Caterpillar Inc sites in this extract: Caterpillar Reman Div; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant; Caterpillar East Peoria; Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
Caterpillar Inc is a TRACE-volume Form-R filer in Sanford, NC (Machinery): disclosures on file without reported release pounds through 2023. Silence on pounds is not a clearance finding. All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Navistar Big Bore Diesels LLC and Natural Decorations Inc.
Caterpillar Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
0 lbs 0th percentile higher than 0% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Caterpillar Inc: zero-pound Form-R filing
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Caterpillar Inc filed Form R disclosures without reporting any release volume, one of 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database. A zero total means nothing was reported under EPCRA Section 313, not that the site was assessed and found clean. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Navistar Big Bore Diesels LLC and Natural Decorations Inc.
Zero-pound filings still appear in the TRI extract; they are not a clearance finding. Compare Sti Polymer Inc before treating silence as clean.
Caterpillar Inc 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.
Emissions Trend Summary
Caterpillar Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · NONE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Caterpillar Inc year-over-year reported totals. 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Caterpillar Inc in Lee
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Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Sti Polymer Inc, Noble Oil Services Inc, Lee Brick & Tile Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Navistar Big Bore Diesels LLC, Natural Decorations Inc, Joy Global Surface Mining-Mesa.
Other Caterpillar Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Caterpillar Reman Div, Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant, Caterpillar East Peoria.
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 Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Sti Polymer Inc. Caterpillar Inc stamps TRACE volume · NONE 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 Caterpillar Inc TRI extract (TRACE · NONE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Caterpillar Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sanford, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 333120 · Machinery. Pounds ≠ exposure.
Caterpillar Inc is a TRACE Form-R filer with no reported pounds in this extract. PlainEnviro renders the EPA row as filed - zero pounds is not a clearance finding. Corrections route through the 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