EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance
Defiance, OH · Parent: General Motors LLC
- Total releases
- 261.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance: how the 261.3K lbs splits
261.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 135.7K lbs 51.9%
- Land Disposal 120.9K lbs 46.3%
- Off-site Transfers 4.5K lbs 1.7%
- Water Discharges 232 lbs 0.1%
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance's 261.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 51.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 46.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Defiance, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 39.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 261.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,801 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance is pounds #154 and chemical-count #172 at 261.3K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Johns Manville Corp Plant 8; Johns Manville Plant 2; Gt Technologies Defiance Plant 1; Gt Technologies Defiance Plant 2. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Nlmk Indiana; Magotteaux Inc; Everzinc USA Millington; Johnstown Wire Technologies Inc.. Other General Motors LLC sites in this extract: Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly; Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant; General Motors Wentzville Assembly; Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Naphthalene; Lead; Copper.
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Defiance, OH: 261.3K lbs across 8 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 51.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nlmk Indiana and Magotteaux Inc.
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
261K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance reports the 275th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include Nlmk Indiana and Magotteaux Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance's off-site transfers rose from 529 lb in 2022 to 893 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance's land releases fell from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance's air releases rose from 23.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance Form-R facts
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See how General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
83% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 261.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (63.4K lbs to 39.2K lbs).
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 63.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 72.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 46.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 39.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 39.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 111.8K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 104.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 22.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene hydroperoxide | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.1K lbs | - |
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance in Defiance
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Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Johns Manville Corp Plant 8, Johns Manville Plant 2, Gt Technologies Defiance Plant 1, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance on cumulative reported pounds (261.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Toyo Ink America LLC, Mar-Jac Poultry Ms LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other General Motors LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly, Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant, General Motors Wentzville 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 Phenol, Naphthalene, Lead, Copper; nearby reporters include Johns Manville Corp Plant 8. General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Defiance, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 11.2% of Defiance TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 145 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 51.9%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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