EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Forged Metals Inc
Fontana, CA · Parent: Howmet Aerospace Inc
- Total releases
- 12.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Forged Metals Inc: how the 12.7K lbs splits
12.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.6K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 111 lbs 0.9%
- Water Discharges 16 lbs 0.1%
Forged Metals Inc's 12.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. 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-HEAVY
Forged Metals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fontana, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 12.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,294 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. Forged Metals Inc is pounds #378 and chemical-count #179 at 12.7K 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: Oldcastle Precast Inc; Continental Coatings Co. Inc; James Hardie Building Products Fontana; Sierra Building Products. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Contech Engineered Solutions LLC; Chicago Anodizing Co; Sig Sauer Inc; Zinkpower Portland LLC. Other Howmet Aerospace Inc sites in this extract: Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works; Howmet Fastening Systems Waco; Rmi Titanium Co LLC; Howmet Corp - Plant 5. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Cobalt; Chromium; Copper.
Forged Metals Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Contech Engineered Solutions LLC and Chicago Anodizing Co.
Forged Metals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Forged Metals Inc: Nickel-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Forged Metals Inc reports the 1,106th-largest volume (12.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 60.2% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 79.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Contech Engineered Solutions LLC and Chicago Anodizing Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Forged Metals Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 60.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Forged Metals Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Forged Metals Inc's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Forged Metals Inc's off-site transfers fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Forged Metals Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Forged Metals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (3.2K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Forged Metals Inc: 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 Forged Metals Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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 | 3.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 2.6K lbs | 5 |
Forged Metals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Forged Metals Inc
Closest other reporters in California - including Oldcastle Precast Inc, Continental Coatings Co. Inc, James Hardie Building Products Fontana, 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. Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, Chicago Anodizing Co, Sig Sauer Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Forged Metals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (12.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Everlube Products, Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC, Brenntag Mid-South Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Everlube Products Peachtree City, GA · Chemicals 12.7K lbs reported
- Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC Fletcher, NC · Transportation Equipment 12.7K lbs reported
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Terre Haute, IN · Chemical Wholesalers 12.7K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard River Road Training Site Range De New Castle, DE · Other 12.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Howmet Aerospace Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works, Howmet Fastening Systems Waco, Rmi Titanium Co LLC.
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, Cobalt, Chromium, Copper; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Precast Inc. Forged Metals Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Forged Metals Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Forged Metals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fontana, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332112 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of San Bernardino TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Everlube Products (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Forged Metals Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · 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