EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Techni-Cast Corp
South Gate, CA
- Total releases
- 147.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Techni-Cast Corp: how the 147.8K lbs splits
147.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 147.6K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 90 lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 24 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Techni-Cast Corp's 147.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 TRACE-CARC
Techni-Cast Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Gate, CA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 14.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 147.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,771 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. Techni-Cast Corp is pounds #116 and chemical-count #209 at 147.8K 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: Hughes Bros Aircrafters Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Buddy Bar Casting; Rockview Dairies Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside California: Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC; Westinghouse Electric Co; Thistle Processing LLC; US Zinc- Dust. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Manganese; Nickel; Chromium.
Compare Techni-Cast Corp with
Nearest reporters in California
- Hughes Bros Aircrafters Inc South Gate · 36 lbs
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc South Gate · 294.1K lbs
- Buddy Bar Casting South Gate · 2 lbs
- Rockview Dairies Inc Downey · 14.0K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC (PA) · Westinghouse Electric Co (PA) · Thistle Processing LLC (WV)
Techni-Cast Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 147.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC and Westinghouse Electric Co.
Techni-Cast Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
148K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Techni-Cast Corp: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Techni-Cast Corp reports the 349th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 96.7% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC and Westinghouse Electric Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Techni-Cast Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 96.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Techni-Cast Corp's total reported releases rose from 13.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Techni-Cast Corp's water releases rose from 4 lb in 2022 to 16 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Techni-Cast Corp's off-site transfers rose from 13.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Techni-Cast Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Techni-Cast Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 147.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 247% (4.2K lbs to 14.5K lbs).
Techni-Cast Corp: 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 Techni-Cast Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 247% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 2.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 112.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 13.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 14.5K lbs | 5 |
Techni-Cast Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in California - including Hughes Bros Aircrafters Inc, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Buddy Bar Casting, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC, Westinghouse Electric Co, Thistle Processing LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Techni-Cast Corp on cumulative reported pounds (147.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc, Henry Brick Co, Micronutrients USA LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
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 Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Hughes Bros Aircrafters Inc. Techni-Cast Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Techni-Cast Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Techni-Cast Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Gate, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Techni-Cast Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper. 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