EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Cherry Aerospace
Santa Ana, CA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 43.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cherry Aerospace: how the 43.0K lbs splits
43.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 43.0K lbs 99.9%
- Water Discharges 25 lbs 0.1%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
Cherry Aerospace's 43.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Cherry Aerospace is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Ana, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 6.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 43.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,458 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cherry Aerospace is pounds #221 and chemical-count #278 at 43.0K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Triumph Processing-Embee Div; Gallade Chemical Inc; Holliday Rock - Santa Ana; Kingspan Light + Air. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Manchester Tank & Equipment Co; Trivium Packaging USA Inc; Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc; Stalcop Metal Forming LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium; Nitric acid.
Cherry Aerospace stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 43.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Manchester Tank & Equipment Co and Trivium Packaging USA Inc.
Cherry Aerospace vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
43K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cherry Aerospace in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Cherry Aerospace reports the 726th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside California include Manchester Tank & Equipment Co and Trivium Packaging USA Inc.
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
- Cherry Aerospace's total reported releases fell from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cherry Aerospace's off-site transfers fell from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cherry Aerospace Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cherry Aerospace releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (5.0K lbs to 6.8K lbs).
Cherry Aerospace: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cherry Aerospace year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 14.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 10.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 6.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 14.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 12.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 5.5K lbs | - |
Cherry Aerospace · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cherry Aerospace
Closest other reporters in California - including Triumph Processing-Embee Div, Gallade Chemical Inc, Holliday Rock - Santa Ana, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Manchester Tank & Equipment Co, Trivium Packaging USA Inc, Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cherry Aerospace on cumulative reported pounds (43.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Crownline Boats, Lsc Communications / Harrisonburg N, Bluestone Coke. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Nickel, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Triumph Processing-Embee Div. Cherry Aerospace stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Cherry Aerospace TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cherry Aerospace totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Ana, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332722 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of Orange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crownline Boats (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cherry Aerospace stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel. 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