EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Astec Inc
Chattanooga, TN · Parent: Astec Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 110.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Astec Inc: how the 110.9K lbs splits
110.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 110.9K lbs 100.0%
Astec Inc's 110.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Astec Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the machinery sector. It reported 19.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 110.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,380 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Astec Inc is pounds #142 and chemical-count #127 at 110.9K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heatec Inc.; Chattem Inc Plant 2; Chattem Chemicals Inc.; Motor Wheel LLC. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Tennessee: Rite Hite Products Corp; Urschel Laboratories Inc; Usnr LLC; Schlumberger Bartlesville Product Center. Other Astec Industries Inc sites in this extract: Astec - Yankton; Roadtec Inc. (riverside Drive Plant); Astec - Manufacturers Road; Astec Eugene Franklin Blvd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Manganese; Chromium; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Astec Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 110.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rite Hite Products Corp and Urschel Laboratories Inc.
Astec Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
111K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Astec Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Astec Inc reports the 55th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Rite Hite Products Corp and Urschel Laboratories Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Astec Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Astec Inc's total reported releases fell from 20.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Astec Inc's air releases fell from 20.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Astec Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Astec Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 110.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (20.3K lbs to 19.7K lbs).
Astec Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Astec Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 18.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 31.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 20.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 19.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 110.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 169 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 6 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
Astec Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Astec Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Heatec Inc., Chattem Inc Plant 2, Chattem Chemicals Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Rite Hite Products Corp, Urschel Laboratories Inc, Usnr LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Astec Inc on cumulative reported pounds (110.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1663, Missouri Metals a Div of Samuel Son & Co. (usa) Inc., Equilon Carson Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1663 Hager City, WI · Fabricated Metals 110.8K lbs reported
- Missouri Metals a Div of Samuel Son & Co. (usa) Inc. Saint Louis, MO · Transportation Equipment 110.9K lbs reported
- Equilon Carson Terminal Carson, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 110.9K lbs reported
- Texmark Chemicals Inc Galena Park, TX · Chemicals 110.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Astec Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Astec - Yankton, Roadtec Inc. (riverside Drive Plant), Astec - Manufacturers Road.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Manganese, Chromium, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Heatec Inc.. Astec Inc stamps MID 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 Astec Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Astec Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333120 · Machinery. 4.4% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1663 (Δ 42 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Astec Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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