EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Press Forge Co
Paramount, CA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 353.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Press Forge Co: how the 353.9K lbs splits
353.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 353.9K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 28 lbs <0.1%
Press Forge Co's 353.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Press Forge Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Paramount, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 112.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 353.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,369 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. Press Forge Co is pounds #69 and chemical-count #262 at 353.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Weber Metals Inc.; Hexpol Long Beach; Aerocraft Heat Treating Co. Inc; Surface Treatment & Inspection (st&i) Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont; Greif Packaging LLC; Ply Gem; Ceco Door Products. 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; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper.
Press Forge Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 353.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont and Greif Packaging LLC.
Press Forge Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
354K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Press Forge Co: Nickel-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Press Forge Co reports the 157th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 68.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 71.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont and Greif Packaging LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Press Forge Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 68.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Press Forge Co's total reported releases rose from 73.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Press Forge Co's off-site transfers rose from 73.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Press Forge Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Press Forge Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 353.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 76% (64.0K lbs to 112.5K lbs).
Press Forge Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Press Forge Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 76% 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 | 64.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 80.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 23.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 73.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 112.5K lbs | 3 |
Press Forge Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Press Forge Co
Closest other reporters in California - including Weber Metals Inc., Hexpol Long Beach, Aerocraft Heat Treating Co. Inc, 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. Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont, Greif Packaging LLC, Ply Gem.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Press Forge Co on cumulative reported pounds (353.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div, U S Army Jrtc & Fort Polk, Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont. 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.
- Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div Elkhart, IN · Plastics and Rubber 353.8K lbs reported
- U S Army Jrtc & Fort Polk Fort Polk, LA · Other 354.2K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont Beaumont, TX · Fabricated Metals 353.6K lbs reported
- Greer Industries Inc. DBA Greer Lime Co Riverton, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 353.4K lbs reported
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, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper; nearby reporters include Weber Metals Inc.. Press Forge Co stamps MID 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 Press Forge Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Press Forge Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Paramount, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332111 · Fabricated Metals. 0.8% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div (Δ 86 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Press Forge Co stamps MID 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