Bradken Inc
3 facilities · 2 states · 266.5K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Bradken Inc is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 266.5K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 18 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Kansas (140.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Bradken Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Bradken Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+3.2%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+3.2%
28.1 thousand lb → 29.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Bradken Inc's total reported releases rose from 28.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bradken Inc's air releases rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bradken Inc's off-site transfers rose from 24.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Bradken Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Bradken Atchison/st Joseph; Bradken Energy; Bradken Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ecovyst Inc; Evergy Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Manganese; Naphthalene; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kansas; Washington. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Bradken Atchison/st Joseph; Bradken Energy; Bradken Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ecovyst Inc; Evergy Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Manganese; Naphthalene; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kansas; Washington. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals.
Bradken Inc ranks #1,148 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Bradken Inc files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Bradken Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 3 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Bradken Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Ecovyst Inc; Evergy Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Bradken Inc sits among TRI parents
Bradken Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Ecovyst Inc and Evergy Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Ecovyst Inc · rank #1,146 · 19.3M lbs
- Evergy Inc · rank #1,147 · 15.9M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Bradken Inc
Chromium; Nickel; Manganese; Naphthalene; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Bradken Atchison/st Joseph. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Chromium | 72.6K lbs |
| Nickel | 38.8K lbs |
| Manganese | 35.1K lbs |
| Naphthalene | 31.8K lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 30.2K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 1 | 140.5K lbs |
| Washington | 2 | 126.0K lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Bradken Atchison/st Joseph Atchison, KS | 140.5K lbs |
| Bradken Energy Tacoma, WA | 126.0K lbs |
| Bradken Inc Tacoma, WA | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Bradken Inc on total disclosed release pounds (266.5K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Mar-Jac Poultry LLC, Turf Care Supply LLC, Rt Vanderbilt Holding Co Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Kansas, Washington; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Bradken Inc's TRI parent record
From Bradken Inc, open Bradken Atchison/st Joseph or compare against Ecovyst Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Bradken Inc (Bradken Atchison/st Joseph in KS). Largest facility
- Compare against Evergy Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Bradken Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Ecovyst Inc, Evergy Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Bradken Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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