EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.
Fletcher, NC · Parent: Continental Automotive Systems Inc
- Total releases
- 37.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.: how the 37.2K lbs splits
37.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 37.2K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 3 lbs <0.1%
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.'s 37.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fletcher, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 9.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 37.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 6,821 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. Continental Automotive Systems Inc. is pounds #226 and chemical-count #283 at 37.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Upm Raflatac Inc; Linamar Light Metals-Mr; Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC; Southern Concrete Materials-Fletcher Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: The Andersons Upper Sandusky Terminal; Rolls-Royce Corp-Indianapolis Operations Campus; Bae Systems Land & Armaments; Fluid Motion LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Cobalt compounds.
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 37.2K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Andersons Upper Sandusky Terminal and Rolls-Royce Corp-Indianapolis Operations Campus.
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Continental Automotive Systems Inc. reports the 443rd-largest volume (37.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include The Andersons Upper Sandusky Terminal and Rolls-Royce Corp-Indianapolis Operations Campus.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Continental Automotive Systems Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Continental Automotive Systems Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
72% less than the comparison
3.0× more than the comparison
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 Continental Automotive Systems Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 45% (17.9K lbs to 9.9K lbs).
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Continental Automotive Systems Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 9.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 9.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 37.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 56 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Continental Automotive Systems Inc.
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Upm Raflatac Inc, Linamar Light Metals-Mr, Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC, 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. The Andersons Upper Sandusky Terminal, Rolls-Royce Corp-Indianapolis Operations Campus, Bae Systems Land & Armaments.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Continental Automotive Systems Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (37.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Lrbg Chemicals (usa) Inc, Radiac Abrasives Inc, Clariant Corp - Broussard Site. 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).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Cobalt compounds; nearby reporters include Upm Raflatac Inc. Continental Automotive Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Continental Automotive Systems Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fletcher, NC, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 336340 · Transportation Equipment. 3.2% of Henderson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lrbg Chemicals (usa) Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Continental Automotive Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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