Matthews International Corp
6 facilities · 3 states · 202.7K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Matthews International Corp is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 202.7K lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 18 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Pennsylvania (79.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Matthews International Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Matthews International Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+18.5%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+16.2%
42.6 thousand lb → 49.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Matthews International Corp's total reported releases rose from 41.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Matthews International Corp's water releases rose from 49 lb in 2022 to 103 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Matthews International Corp's off-site transfers rose from 21.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Matthews International Corp's air releases fell from 20.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Matthews International Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Matthews International Corp; Matthews International Corp; Matthews Aurora LLC; Matthews Stamping. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Steel Corp; Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead; n-Butyl alcohol; Manganese. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Pennsylvania; Arkansas; Indiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated 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: Matthews International Corp; Matthews International Corp; Matthews Aurora LLC; Matthews Stamping. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Steel Corp; Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead; n-Butyl alcohol; Manganese. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Pennsylvania; Arkansas; Indiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated Metals.
Matthews International Corp ranks #1,291 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Matthews International Corp files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Matthews International Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Matthews International Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (US Steel Corp; Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Matthews International Corp sits among TRI parents
Matthews International Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside US Steel Corp and Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- US Steel Corp · rank #1,289 · 40.6M lbs
- Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC · rank #1,290 · 15.0M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Matthews International Corp
Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead; n-Butyl alcohol; Manganese lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Matthews International Corp. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Copper | 100.9K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 47.3K lbs |
| Lead | 18.4K lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 14.6K lbs |
| Manganese | 11.9K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 79.5K lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 61.8K lbs |
| Indiana | 3 | 61.4K lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Matthews International Corp Pittsburgh, PA | 72.3K lbs |
| Matthews International Corp Searcy, AR | 61.8K lbs |
| Matthews Aurora LLC Aurora, IN | 53.3K lbs |
| Matthews Stamping Richmond, IN | 8.1K lbs |
| York Casket Co York, PA | 7.2K lbs |
| Matthews International Corp Richmond, IN | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Matthews International Corp on total disclosed release pounds (202.7K lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Harrison Poultry Inc, Kurz Transfer Products LP, Teknor Apex Co. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Indiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Matthews International Corp's TRI parent record
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- Open the largest Form R site for Matthews International Corp (Matthews International Corp in PA). Largest facility
- Compare against Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Matthews International Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (US Steel Corp, Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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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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