EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Rocky Mountain Metal Container
Golden, CO
- Total releases
- 393.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rocky Mountain Metal Container: how the 393.1K lbs splits
393.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 393.1K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
Rocky Mountain Metal Container's 393.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Rocky Mountain Metal Container is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Golden, CO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 65.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 393.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,233 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. Rocky Mountain Metal Container is pounds #25 and chemical-count #55 at 393.1K 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: Molson Coors USA LLC - Golden Brewery; Coorstek; Cf Maier Composites Inc; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Colorado: Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC; Ball Container LLC; Tribar Manufacturing LLC Plant #4. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Formaldehyde; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Rocky Mountain Metal Container stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 393.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing and Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC.
Rocky Mountain Metal Container vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
393K 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
Rocky Mountain Metal Container in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Rocky Mountain Metal Container reports the 143rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Colorado include Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing and Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rocky Mountain Metal Container's total reported releases rose from 63.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rocky Mountain Metal Container's air releases rose from 63.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rocky Mountain Metal Container Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Rocky Mountain Metal Container stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
26% less than the comparison
14% 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 Rocky Mountain Metal Container releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 393.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (80.8K lbs to 65.5K lbs).
Rocky Mountain Metal Container: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Rocky Mountain Metal Container year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 93.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 89.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 63.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 65.5K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 225.1K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 151.8K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 8.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 0 lbs | - |
Rocky Mountain Metal Container · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rocky Mountain Metal Container
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Molson Coors USA LLC - Golden Brewery, Coorstek, Cf Maier Composites Inc, 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. Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing, Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC, Ball Container LLC.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rocky Mountain Metal Container on cumulative reported pounds (393.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Bni Coal Ltd, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Pendergrass Fresh Plant, Masterbrand LLC. 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.
- Bni Coal Ltd Center, ND · Coal Mining 392.8K lbs reported
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Pendergrass Fresh Plant Pendergrass, GA · Food 393.6K lbs reported
- Masterbrand LLC Arthur, IL · Furniture 393.7K lbs reported
- Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products Inc San Marcos, CA · Chemicals 393.7K 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 Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Formaldehyde, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Molson Coors USA LLC - Golden Brewery. Rocky Mountain Metal Container stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Rocky Mountain Metal Container TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rocky Mountain Metal Container totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Golden, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332431 · Fabricated Metals. 23.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bni Coal Ltd (Δ 387 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rocky Mountain Metal Container stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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