Gentex Corp Automotive Div
Total reported releases 101k lb fell modestly year over year (-7%). Total releases concentrations have more than doubled since 2016.
600 N CENTENNIAL ST, Zeeland, Michigan · 336390 · Transportation Equipment · operated by Gentex CORP
Notable Signals
No notable signals at this facility for the current reporting year. See chemicals and equity context below for the full picture.
What This Facility Releases
Toluene
Toluene concentrations have more than doubled since 2015.
N,N-Dimethylformamide
N,N-Dimethylformamide concentrations have more than doubled since 2016.
Methanol
Methanol concentrations are up 45% since 2022.
Acetonitrile
Acetonitrile concentrations are up 30% since 2017.
Methyl acrylate
Methyl acrylate concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2019.
n-Butyl alcohol
n-Butyl alcohol concentrations are up 14% since 2021.
Lead And Lead Compounds
Lead And Lead Compounds concentrations have more than halved since 2017.
Silver And Silver Compounds
Silver And Silver Compounds concentrations are up 20% since 2014.
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (15 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 24,953. Why we surface this →
Low-income
People of color
Under age 5
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.