EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling
Gurley, AL · Parent: Kennametal Inc
- Total releases
- 257 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling: how the 257 lbs splits
257 lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 252 lbs 97.8%
- Air Releases 6 lbs 2.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling's 257 lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cobalt.
TRACE volume WATER pathway CARC-HEAVY
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gurley, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 47 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 257 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,532 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun); Ppg Industries Inc.; Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville; United Plating Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Stockton Steel; Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz; Lenex Steel Co; Nosler Inc.. Other Kennametal Inc sites in this extract: Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling; Kennametal Inc (refinery); Kennametal Stellite; Kennametal Bedford Casting Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cobalt.
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling stamps TRACE volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.8% water discharges) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 257 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stockton Steel and Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz.
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
257 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling reports the 2,022nd-largest volume (257 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Stockton Steel and Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 47 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 46 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 257 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (65 lbs to 47 lbs).
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Cobalt.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 65 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 79 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 47 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt | 257 lbs | Carcinogen |
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun), Ppg Industries Inc., Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Stockton Steel, Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz, Lenex Steel Co.
Other Kennametal Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling, Kennametal Inc (refinery), Kennametal Stellite.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Cobalt; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun). Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling stamps TRACE volume · WATER pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling TRI extract (TRACE · WATER · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gurley, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332117 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fujitsu Network Communications Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling stamps TRACE volume · WATER pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov