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MERCEDES-BENZ US INTERNATIONAL INC

Quick Summary

  • Released 159,886 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
1 MERCEDES DRIVE
VANCE, AL 35490
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County
TUSCALOOSA County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
336110
Inspections
11 · last Sep 30, 2025
Total Penalties
$0 · last Feb 28, 2003
Registry ID
110000367246

How This Compares

#52 of 523 TRI reporters in AL
#809 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

0
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
0
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
1
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) +18% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 139,762
2016 132,742 -5%
2017 159,886 +20%
2018 157,934 -1%
2019 80,472 -49%
2020 144,593 +80%
2021 179,826 +24%
2022 163,750 -9%
2023 166,773 +2%
2024 165,287 -1%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 26,164
Sodium nitrite
n-Butyl alcohol 51,683 51,683 4,794
Certain glycol ethers 39,797 39,797 590
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 36,287 36,287 8,216
Xylene (mixed isomers) 17,405 17,405 6,401
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 8,119 8,119 166
Ethylbenzene 5,751 5,751 2,051 ♦ Carcinogen
Toluene 3,903 3,903 1,718
n-Hexane 1,762 1,762 593
Benzene 180 180 225 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 165 78 87 24,296
Copper 113 113 631
Cyclohexane 47 47 59
Ethylene glycol 35 35
Aluminum (fume or dust) 28 28 1,273
Diisocyanates 7 7
Manganese 4 4 952
Nickel compounds 2 2 1,115 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 0 0

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sodium nitrite
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 33,287
n-Butyl alcohol 55,541 55,541 669
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 44,307 44,307 2,317
Certain glycol ethers 30,766 30,766 113
Diisocyanates 14,101 14,101
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 10,025 10,025 59
Zinc compounds 4,169 3,776 393 38,521
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,387 2,387 570
n-Hexane 1,822 1,822 317
Toluene 1,800 1,800 495
Ethylbenzene 851 851 111 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 270 270 190
Aluminum (fume or dust) 265 265 2,122
Copper 245 245 1,055
Benzene 173 173 121 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 41 41 8,619
Manganese 5 5 1,126
Nickel compounds 3 3 1,334 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 0 0

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sodium nitrite
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 30,829
n-Butyl alcohol 46,878 46,878 150
Certain glycol ethers 40,875 40,875 415
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 34,274 34,274 2,433
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 20,562 20,562 308
Diisocyanates 11,499 11,499
Zinc compounds 3,937 3,366 571 29,099
n-Hexane 1,977 1,977 421
Toluene 1,600 1,600 632
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,015 1,015 632
Cyclohexane 307 307 253
Aluminum (fume or dust) 236 236 1,622
Copper 218 218 790
Benzene 197 197 160 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 135 135 84 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 33 33 25,838
Manganese 4 4 897
Nickel compounds 3 3 1,074 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 0 0

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sodium nitrite
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 30,910
Certain glycol ethers 82,399 82,399 862
n-Butyl alcohol 40,101 40,101 161
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 23,446 23,446 387
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 18,161 18,161 2,067
Diisocyanates 8,136 8,136
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,394 2,394 1,068
n-Hexane 2,021 2,021 712
Toluene 987 987 1,068
Zinc compounds 834 834 4,481
Ethylbenzene 561 561 142 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 325 325 427
Benzene 208 208 271 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 139 139
Aluminum (fume or dust) 79 79 36
Ethylene glycol 33 33 21,174
Nickel compounds 3 3 931 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese 1 1 986
Lead compounds 0 0

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sodium nitrite
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 21,525
Certain glycol ethers 69,118 69,118 723
n-Butyl alcohol 27,354 27,354 122
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 21,638 21,638 372
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 12,603 12,603 2,065
Diisocyanates 6,513 6,513
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,077 2,077 2,719
n-Hexane 1,971 1,971 1,813
Toluene 1,101 1,101 2,719
Zinc compounds 922 922 3,170
Ethylbenzene 438 438 363 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 382 382 1,088
Benzene 244 244 689 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 121 121
Aluminum (fume or dust) 80 80 40
Ethylene glycol 27 27
Nickel compounds 3 3 697 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese 1 1 697
Lead compounds 0 0

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers 77,819 77,819 78
Diisocyanates 2,268 2,268
Zinc compounds 385 385 3,045
Manganese 1 1 670

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sodium nitrite
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 47,717
Certain glycol ethers 87,710 87,710 341
n-Butyl alcohol 27,900 27,900 46
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 26,348 26,348 173
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 10,694 10,694 1,557
n-Hexane 1,785 1,785 405
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,522 1,522 607
Toluene 661 661 607
Zinc compounds 520 520 3,583
Ethylbenzene 377 377 45 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 138 138 243
Copper 116 116
Benzene 90 90 154 ♦ Carcinogen
Aluminum (fume or dust) 55 55 683
Ethylene glycol 14 14 223
Nickel compounds 3 3 69,631 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese 1 1 76,512
Lead compounds 0 0

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 45,183
Nitric acid
Sodium nitrite
Certain glycol ethers 93,699 93,699 29
n-Butyl alcohol 27,462 27,462 4
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 24,590 24,590 15
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 8,945 8,945 6,328
n-Hexane 1,884 1,884 612
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,510 1,510 918
Toluene 783 783 918
Ethylbenzene 351 351 108 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 296 296 3,836
Cyclohexane 167 167 367
Benzene 108 108 233 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 72 72
Ethylene glycol 16 16 2,766
Nickel compounds 2 2 75,160 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese 1 1 82,548
Lead compounds 0 0

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nickel compounds 122 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 43,288
Sodium nitrite
Certain glycol ethers 71,705 71,705 59
n-Butyl alcohol 29,463 29,463 10,398
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 16,061 16,061 23,765
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 5,525 5,525 2
Xylene (mixed isomers) 4,551 4,551 10,194
Ethylbenzene 1,930 1,930 4,724 ♦ Carcinogen
n-Hexane 1,826 1,826 498
Toluene 1,377 1,377 2,636
Cyclohexane 130 130 299
Benzene 67 67 149 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 63 63
Zinc compounds 26 26 114
Ethylene glycol 17 17 3,620
Manganese 1 1 90
Lead compounds 0 0

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sodium nitrite
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 38,149
Nickel compounds 87 ♦ Carcinogen
Certain glycol ethers 69,816 69,816 97
n-Butyl alcohol 30,680 30,680 6,517
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 15,045 15,045 14,960
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 10,290 10,290 4
Xylene (mixed isomers) 5,332 5,332 6,975
Toluene 4,127 4,127 6,975
n-Hexane 1,968 1,968 590
Ethylbenzene 1,918 1,918 2,959 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 216 216 12,915
Cyclohexane 182 182 355
Benzene 93 93 177 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 67 67
Zinc compounds 27 27 50
Manganese 1 1 33
Lead compounds 0 0

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Aluminum (fume or dust) 1,273
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 23,548
Ethylbenzene 2,051
Certain glycol ethers 136 454
Cyclohexane 59
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 166
Copper 631
Toluene 1,718
Xylene (mixed isomers) 6,401
Benzene 225
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 8,216
n-Hexane 593
n-Butyl alcohol 4,794

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
n-Hexane 388
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
n-Hexane 205
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 571
VLS - ARMOR, LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 7,645
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Aluminum (fume or dust) 12
VLS - ARMOR, LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN
Aluminum (fume or dust) 1,261
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Benzene 78
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Benzene 148
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Certain glycol ethers 136
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Certain glycol ethers 454
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Cyclohexane 39
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Cyclohexane 20
VLS - ARMOR, LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN
Nickel compounds 1,004
VLS - ARMOR, LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN
Copper 631
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Ethylbenzene 1,973
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Ethylbenzene 78
VLS - ARMOR, LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN
Manganese 920
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
n-Butyl alcohol 4,794
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 7
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 166
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Toluene 583
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Toluene 1,135
CLEAN EARTH OF ALABAMA, INC.
GLENCOE, AL
Xylene (mixed isomers) 583
GIANT RESOURCE RECOVERY- ATTALLA, INC.
ATTALLA, AL
Xylene (mixed isomers) 5,818
VLS - ARMOR, LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, TN
Zinc compounds 24,153

Transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Toxic chemicals transferred to municipal wastewater treatment plants during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Transferred (lbs) POTW
Manganese 31 TUSCALOOSA WWTP, TUSCALOOSA
Nickel compounds 111 TUSCALOOSA WWTP, TUSCALOOSA
Zinc compounds 143 TUSCALOOSA WWTP, TUSCALOOSA
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 26,157 TUSCALOOSA WWTP, TUSCALOOSA

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Jan 26, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Jan 26, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Preparedness. Prevention, and Emergency Procedures for LQGs Jan 26, 2023 Mar 28, 2023 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards Nov 28, 2017 Nov 30, 2017 Resolved
rcra Land Disposal Restrictions: General Nov 28, 2017 Nov 30, 2017 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Nov 28, 2017 Nov 30, 2017 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Jun 4, 2013 Aug 7, 2013 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers Jun 4, 2013 Aug 7, 2013 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Jun 4, 2013 Aug 7, 2013 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards Jun 4, 2013 Aug 7, 2013 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Large Quantity Handlers Jul 15, 2009 Sep 9, 2009 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Aug 20, 2002 Feb 28, 2003 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Nov 18, 1998 Dec 11, 1998 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Nov 18, 1998 Dec 11, 1998 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Nov 18, 1998 Dec 11, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Administrative - Formal
· Case 04-2006-9176 · Sep 11, 2007
Administrative - Formal
· Case 04-2006-1775 · Mar 8, 2006
EPA TO STATE ADMINISTRATIVE REFERRAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ALR000002246-001 · Feb 28, 2003
$16,000
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ALR000002246-002 · Oct 21, 2002
$16,000
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ALR000002246-SFQ · Nov 18, 1998

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