EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Denver Metal Finishing
Denver, CO
- Total releases
- 35.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Denver Metal Finishing: how the 35.3K lbs splits
35.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.5K lbs 75.2%
- Air Releases 8.7K lbs 24.8%
Denver Metal Finishing's 35.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 75.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Denver Metal Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Denver, CO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 8.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 35.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,943 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Denver Metal Finishing is pounds #67 and chemical-count #165 at 35.3K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kbp Coil Coaters Inc; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Wright & McGill Co; Basalite. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Colorado: Steelfab Inc of Virginia; Azz Galvanizing Services - Houston West; Storm Power Components; Hale Chrome Service Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Compare Denver Metal Finishing with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Kbp Coil Coaters Inc Denver · 2.0K lbs
- Nestle Purina Petcare Co Denver · 392 lbs
- Wright & McGill Co Denver · 349.9K lbs
- Basalite Denver · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Steelfab Inc of Virginia (VA) · Azz Galvanizing Services - Houston West (TX) · Storm Power Components (TN)
Denver Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (75.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 35.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steelfab Inc of Virginia and Azz Galvanizing Services - Houston West.
Denver Metal Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Denver Metal Finishing: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Denver Metal Finishing reports the 786th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 98.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Steelfab Inc of Virginia and Azz Galvanizing Services - Houston West.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Denver Metal Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 98.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Denver Metal Finishing's total reported releases rose from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Denver Metal Finishing's air releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Denver Metal Finishing's off-site transfers fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Denver Metal Finishing Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Denver Metal Finishing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18.0× more than the comparison
60% less than the comparison
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 Denver Metal Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 51% (5.6K lbs to 8.5K lbs).
Denver Metal Finishing: 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 Denver Metal Finishing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 51% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 7.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 34.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 461 lbs | - |
Denver Metal Finishing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Denver Metal Finishing
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Kbp Coil Coaters Inc, Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Wright & McGill Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Steelfab Inc of Virginia, Azz Galvanizing Services - Houston West, Storm Power Components.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Denver Metal Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (35.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Kaphaem Facility, Invest Cast Inc., Jcl Investment Holdings LLC. 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.
- Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Kaphaem Facility Tomahawk, WI · Transportation Equipment 35.3K lbs reported
- Invest Cast Inc. Minneapolis, MN · Primary Metals 35.3K lbs reported
- Jcl Investment Holdings LLC Canton, GA · Plastics and Rubber 35.3K lbs reported
- Dura Technologies Inc Bloomington, CA · Chemicals 35.3K lbs reported
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 Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Kbp Coil Coaters Inc. Denver Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Denver Metal Finishing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Denver Metal Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Denver, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 7.5% of Denver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Kaphaem Facility (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Denver Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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