EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.
Piedmont, SC · Parent: Magna US Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 535 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.: how the 535 lbs splits
535 lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 210 lbs 39.2%
- Off-site Transfers 172 lbs 32.1%
- Water Discharges 130 lbs 24.2%
- Air Releases 24 lbs 4.4%
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.'s 535 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 39.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 32.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Piedmont, SC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 48 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 535 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,698 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. is pounds #391 and chemical-count #475 at 535 lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Michelin Tweel Technologies; Ethox Chemicals LLC; Michelin Na Inc; Michelin N.a. Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc.; Altec Industries Inc; Ez Loader Custom Boat Trailers Inc.; Eaton Corp Transmission Div. Other Magna US Holding Inc sites in this extract: Bowling Green Metalforming; Decostar Industries Inc; Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo; Kamtek Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese.
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Piedmont, SC: 535 lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 39.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc. and Altec Industries Inc.
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
535 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. reports the 941st-largest volume (535 lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc. and Altec Industries 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
- Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 139 lb in 2022 to 48 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.'s water releases fell from 112 lb in 2022 to 18 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 535 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (145 lbs to 48 lbs).
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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 | 145 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 85 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 119 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 139 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 48 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 535 lbs | - |
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. in Greenville
Nearest TRI Facilities to Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Michelin Tweel Technologies, Ethox Chemicals LLC, Michelin Na Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System Llc., Altec Industries Inc, Ez Loader Custom Boat Trailers Inc..
Other Magna US Holding Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bowling Green Metalforming, Decostar Industries Inc, Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo.
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; nearby reporters include Michelin Tweel Technologies. Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. stamps TRACE volume · MIXED 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.
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This Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Piedmont, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336370 · Transportation Equipment. 0.0% of Greenville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bongards' Creameries (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc. stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 39.2%). 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