EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Sanoh America Inc.
Findlay, OH · Parent: Sanoh Industrial Co Ltd
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sanoh America Inc.: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3M lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 5.9K lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 3.6K lbs 0.3%
Sanoh America Inc.'s 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Sanoh America Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Findlay, OH, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 231.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,117 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. Sanoh America Inc. is pounds #57 and chemical-count #421 at 1.3M 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Astemo Americas Inc.; Findlay Products Corp; Cascade Corp; P & a Industries. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Ohio: Boston Whaler Inc; Huntington Ingalls Inc; Sea-Hunt Boat Manufacturing Co Inc; Cobalt Boats LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Sanoh America Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Boston Whaler Inc and Huntington Ingalls Inc.
Sanoh America Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sanoh America Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Sanoh America Inc. reports the 25th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Boston Whaler Inc and Huntington Ingalls Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sanoh America Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sanoh America Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 227.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 231.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanoh America Inc.'s air releases rose from 923 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanoh America Inc.'s water releases fell from 759 lb in 2022 to 583 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanoh America Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 226.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 229.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sanoh America Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Sanoh America Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9.1× more than the comparison
33% 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 Sanoh America Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 29% (326.2K lbs to 231.8K lbs).
Sanoh America Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sanoh America Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 326.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 279.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 227.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 227.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 231.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.3M lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 498 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sanoh America Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sanoh America Inc.
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Astemo Americas Inc., Findlay Products Corp, Cascade Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Boston Whaler Inc, Huntington Ingalls Inc, Sea-Hunt Boat Manufacturing Co Inc.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sanoh America Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Cts Electronic Components Inc, Filmtec Corp, Nucor Steel Birmingham 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.
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 Zinc compounds, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Astemo Americas Inc.. Sanoh America Inc. stamps HEAVY 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 Sanoh America Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sanoh America Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Findlay, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 24.2% of Hancock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cts Electronic Components Inc (Δ 718 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sanoh America Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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