EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners
Gardena, CA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 4.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners: how the 4.4K lbs splits
4.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.4K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 1 lbs <0.1%
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners's 4.4K 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gardena, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 3.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,428 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. Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners is pounds #515 and chemical-count #611 at 4.4K 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: Space Lok Ink; Stabond Corp; Interplastic Corp; Teledyne Defense Electronics LLC DBA Teledyne Relays. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Bruder Tank; Firth Rixson Inc; Crossroads Galvanizing LLC; Caribe Metallurgical. 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.
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bruder Tank and Firth Rixson Inc.
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.4K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners: Nickel-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners reports the 1,389th-largest volume (4.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 73.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 73.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Bruder Tank and Firth Rixson Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 73.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners's total reported releases rose from 255 lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners's off-site transfers rose from 255 lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1358% (255 lbs to 3.7K lbs).
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners: 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 Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1358% 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 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 108 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 70 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners
Closest other reporters in California - including Space Lok Ink, Stabond Corp, Interplastic Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Bruder Tank, Firth Rixson Inc, Crossroads Galvanizing LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners on cumulative reported pounds (4.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Solvay USA LLC, Bruder Tank, Hallman Lindsay Paint. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
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; nearby reporters include Space Lok Ink. Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners 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 Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gardena, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332722 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solvay USA LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sps Technologies LLC DBA Pb Fasteners 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