EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations
Grover, NC · Parent: Volvo Group
- Total releases
- 96.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations: how the 96.2K lbs splits
96.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 71.0K lbs 73.8%
- Off-site Transfers 25.2K lbs 26.2%
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations's 96.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 73.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grover, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 23.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 96.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,669 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. Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations is pounds #159 and chemical-count #181 at 96.2K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Eaton Corp Transmission Div; Kings Mountain International Inc.; Greenheck Fan Corp - Kings Mountain; Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: R J Dougherty LLC DBA Everglades Boats - East; Norplas Industries Inc; X-Cel Industries Inc.; Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC. Other Volvo Group sites in this extract: Volvo Group N.a. LLC; Mack Trucks Inc; Volvo Penta Marine Products L Lc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Copper; Manganese.
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (73.8% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 96.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include R J Dougherty LLC DBA Everglades Boats - East and Norplas Industries Inc.
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
96K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations reports the 299th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 82.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include R J Dougherty LLC DBA Everglades Boats - East and Norplas Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 82.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations's total reported releases rose from 18.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations's air releases rose from 18.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations 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.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 96.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 59% (14.4K lbs to 23.0K lbs).
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations: 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 Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations year-over-year reported totals (increased by 59% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 29.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 18.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 23.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 79.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 17.0K lbs | - |
| Copper | 3 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Eaton Corp Transmission Div, Kings Mountain International Inc., Greenheck Fan Corp - Kings Mountain, 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. R J Dougherty LLC DBA Everglades Boats - East, Norplas Industries Inc, X-Cel Industries Inc..
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations on cumulative reported pounds (96.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Hubbell Power Systems Inc, Sherwin-Williams Co, Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station. 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.
- Hubbell Power Systems Inc Aiken, SC · Electrical Equipment 96.2K lbs reported
- Sherwin-Williams Co Morrow, GA · Chemicals 96.1K lbs reported
- Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station Jacksonville, FL · Electric Utilities 96.1K lbs reported
- Valmont Coatings Intermountain Galvanizing Lindon, UT · Fabricated Metals 96.3K 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
Other Volvo Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Volvo Group N.a. LLC, Mack Trucks Inc, Volvo Penta Marine Products L Lc.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Copper, Manganese; nearby reporters include Eaton Corp Transmission Div. Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations 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 Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grover, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336211 · Transportation Equipment. 4.3% of Cleveland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hubbell Power Systems Inc (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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