EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Light Metals Coloring Co
Southington, CT
- Total releases
- 22.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Light Metals Coloring Co: how the 25.1K lbs splits
25.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 23.5K lbs 93.8%
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 6.2%
Light Metals Coloring Co's 25.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Light Metals Coloring Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Southington, CT, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 22.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,945 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Light Metals Coloring Co is pounds #62 and chemical-count #137 at 22.8K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical; Rem Chemicals Inc; Paragon Medical; Whitcraft Central Ct Bldg. 3. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Connecticut: Pall Corp; Ati Specialty Materials LLC - Oakdale; Vorteq Coil Finishers; Surtronics Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Light Metals Coloring Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pall Corp and Ati Specialty Materials LLC - Oakdale.
Light Metals Coloring Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Light Metals Coloring Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Light Metals Coloring Co reports the 919th-largest volume (22.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 74.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Pall Corp and Ati Specialty Materials LLC - Oakdale.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Light Metals Coloring Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 74.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Light Metals Coloring Co's total reported releases rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Light Metals Coloring Co's off-site transfers rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Light Metals Coloring Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Light Metals Coloring Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 37% (3.7K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Light Metals Coloring Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Light Metals Coloring Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 18.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 6.3K lbs | - |
Light Metals Coloring Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical, Rem Chemicals Inc, Paragon Medical, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Pall Corp, Ati Specialty Materials LLC - Oakdale, Vorteq Coil Finishers.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Light Metals Coloring Co on cumulative reported pounds (22.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Pall Corp, Ati Specialty Materials LLC - Oakdale, Cana Inc.. 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).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical. Light Metals Coloring Co 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.
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This Light Metals Coloring Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Light Metals Coloring Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Southington, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.6% of Hartford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pall Corp (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Light Metals Coloring Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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