EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC
Bluffton, OH · Parent: Autokiniton US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC: how the 1.0K lbs splits
1.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC's 1.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bluffton, OH, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 156 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,818 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. Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC is pounds #914 and chemical-count #667 at 1.0K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sumiriko Ohio Inc; Production Products Inc.; Whirlpool Corp - Ottawa; Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Ohio: Mahle Engine Components USA Inc; Futaba Indiana America; Amsted Rail Co Inc.; Tower Automotive. Other Autokiniton US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Tower Automotive; Tower Automotive Plymouth; Autokiniton Plant 3; Southtec LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel; Chromium.
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mahle Engine Components USA Inc and Futaba Indiana America.
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC reports the 868th-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Mahle Engine Components USA Inc and Futaba Indiana America.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC's total reported releases fell from 327 lb in 2022 to 156 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC's air releases fell from 327 lb in 2022 to 156 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC 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 Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (247 lbs to 156 lbs).
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC: 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 Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 247 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 127 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 173 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 327 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 156 lbs | 3 |
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Sumiriko Ohio Inc, Production Products Inc., Whirlpool Corp - Ottawa, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
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Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Classic Brass Inc, Hixson Lumber Co LLC, US Ecology Alaska LLC. 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).
Other Autokiniton US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tower Automotive, Tower Automotive Plymouth, Autokiniton Plant 3.
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 Manganese, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Sumiriko Ohio Inc. Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bluffton, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336370 · Transportation Equipment. 0.0% of Hancock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Classic Brass Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese. 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