The Fisher Barton Group
5 facilities · 2 states · 1.9M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, The Fisher Barton Group is the reported parent of 5 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 1.9M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 16 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Wisconsin (1.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for The Fisher Barton Group, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for The Fisher Barton Group: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-14.7%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-14.7%
492.7 thousand lb → 420.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- The Fisher Barton Group's total reported releases fell from 492.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 420.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Fisher Barton Group's air releases rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Fisher Barton Group's off-site transfers fell from 487.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 413.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Fisher Barton Group's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read The Fisher Barton Group from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Fisher Barton Blades; Fisher-Barton Specialty Products; Accurate Specialties Inc; Thermal Spray Technologies Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative; Wec Energy Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sodium nitrite; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Nickel; Chromium. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Wisconsin; Illinois. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Fabricated Metals; Primary Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Fisher Barton Blades; Fisher-Barton Specialty Products; Accurate Specialties Inc; Thermal Spray Technologies Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative; Wec Energy Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sodium nitrite; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Nickel; Chromium. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Wisconsin; Illinois. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Fabricated Metals; Primary Metals.
The Fisher Barton Group ranks #473 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. The Fisher Barton Group files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. The Fisher Barton Group's disclosed pounds are spread across 5 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for The Fisher Barton Group follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Foremost Farms USA Cooperative; Wec Energy Group) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where The Fisher Barton Group sits among TRI parents
The Fisher Barton Group sits on a disclosure ladder beside Foremost Farms USA Cooperative and Wec Energy Group. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Foremost Farms USA Cooperative · rank #471 · 11.6M lbs
- Wec Energy Group · rank #472 · 7.5M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by The Fisher Barton Group
Sodium nitrite; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Nickel; Chromium lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Fisher Barton Blades. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Sodium nitrite | 1.8M lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 87.5K lbs |
| Copper | 8.9K lbs |
| Nickel | 2.9K lbs |
| Chromium | 2.5K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1.9M lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 1.2K lbs |
Facilities (5)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Fisher Barton Blades Watertown, WI | 1.3M lbs |
| Fisher-Barton Specialty Products Watertown, WI | 629.6K lbs |
| Accurate Specialties Inc Waukesha, WI | 8.7K lbs |
| Thermal Spray Technologies Inc Sun Prairie, WI | 2.6K lbs |
| Zenith Cutter Inc Loves Park, IL | 1.2K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest The Fisher Barton Group on total disclosed release pounds (1.9M lbs) and reporting facility count (5). Release-volume peers include Tokai Carbon Cb, Carmeuse N.a., Valence Surface Technologies LLC. Facility-count peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc, Advansix Inc, Aes Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Wisconsin, Illinois; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with The Fisher Barton Group's TRI parent record
From The Fisher Barton Group, open Fisher Barton Blades or compare against Foremost Farms USA Cooperative rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for The Fisher Barton Group (Fisher Barton Blades in WI). Largest facility
- Compare against Wec Energy Group, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where The Fisher Barton Group sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Wec Energy Group) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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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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