EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Duracell
Cleveland, TN · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 314.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Duracell: how the 314.7K lbs splits
314.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 220.1K lbs 69.9%
- Air Releases 93.2K lbs 29.6%
- Water Discharges 1.2K lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 145 lbs <0.1%
Duracell's 314.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 69.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 29.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Duracell is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, TN, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 80.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 314.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,525 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. Duracell is pounds #85 and chemical-count #95 at 314.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mars Wrigley; Ascent Chemicals; Eaton Corp; Cormetech Inc. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Tennessee: Maclean Power Systems LLC; Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.; Saft America Inc; Yuasa Battery Inc.. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Toluene; Zinc (fume or dust); Zinc compounds.
Duracell is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cleveland, TN: 314.7K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 69.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Maclean Power Systems LLC and Cytec Engineered Materials Inc..
Duracell vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
315K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Duracell: Manganese compounds-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Duracell reports the 26th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 85.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Maclean Power Systems LLC and Cytec Engineered Materials Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Duracell's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese compounds at 85.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Duracell's total reported releases rose from 62.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duracell's off-site transfers rose from 44.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duracell's air releases fell from 17.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duracell's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Duracell Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Duracell releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 314.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 43% (56.1K lbs to 80.5K lbs).
Duracell: 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 Duracell year-over-year reported totals (increased by 43% 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 compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 63.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 52.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 62.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 80.5K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 270.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 29.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Copper | 644 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 437 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
Duracell in Bradley
Nearest TRI Facilities to Duracell
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Mars Wrigley, Ascent Chemicals, Eaton Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Maclean Power Systems LLC, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., Saft America Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Duracell on cumulative reported pounds (314.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC, Polynt Composites USA Inc., Steel Dynamics Inc Structural & Rail Div. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC Lafayette, IN · Food 314.7K lbs reported
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. Chatham, VA · Chemicals 314.8K lbs reported
- Steel Dynamics Inc Structural & Rail Div Columbia City, IN · Primary Metals 314.6K lbs reported
- Superior Aluminum Alloys LLC New Haven, IN · Primary Metals 315.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 compounds, Toluene, Zinc (fume or dust), Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Mars Wrigley. Duracell stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Duracell TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Duracell totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335912 · Electrical Equipment. 22.8% of Bradley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC (Δ 66 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Duracell stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 69.9%). 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