EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Otics USA
Kodak, TN
- Total releases
- 7.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Otics USA: how the 7.7K lbs splits
7.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.7K lbs 100.0%
Otics USA's 7.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Otics USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kodak, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 7.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,343 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. Otics USA is pounds #328 and chemical-count #297 at 7.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lisega Inc; Nystar - Young Mine & Mill; Nyrstar- Immel Mine; Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Armtec Defense Technologies; Goodhart Sons Inc.; Palmer Manufacturing & Tank Inc.; Linamar Ohio Plant 1. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Manganese.
Otics USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Armtec Defense Technologies and Goodhart Sons Inc..
Otics USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.7K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Otics USA: Copper-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Otics USA reports the 1,239th-largest volume (7.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 98.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Armtec Defense Technologies and Goodhart Sons Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Otics USA's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 98.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Otics USA's total reported releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Otics USA's off-site transfers fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Otics USA Form-R facts
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52% less than the comparison
40% less 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 Otics USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (1.4K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Otics USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Otics USA year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
Otics USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Otics USA
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Lisega Inc, Nystar - Young Mine & Mill, Nyrstar- Immel Mine, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Armtec Defense Technologies, Goodhart Sons Inc., Palmer Manufacturing & Tank Inc..
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Otics USA on cumulative reported pounds (7.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Precision Technology Inc, Global Charlotte North & South Terminals, Armtec Defense Technologies. 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.
- Precision Technology Inc Salt Lake City, UT · Computers and Electronic Products 7.7K lbs reported
- Global Charlotte North & South Terminals Charlotte, NC · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 7.7K lbs reported
- Armtec Defense Technologies Coachella, CA · Fabricated Metals 7.7K lbs reported
- US Army Hawthorne Army Depot New Bomb Hawthorne, NV · Other 7.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Copper, Lead, Manganese; nearby reporters include Lisega Inc. Otics USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Otics USA TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Otics USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kodak, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332991 · Fabricated Metals. 23.1% of Sevier TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precision Technology Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Otics USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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