EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC
Thomaston, CT · Parent: Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC
- Total releases
- 709.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Thomaston, CT, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 64.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 709.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,624 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk.
Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC has reported 709.6K lbs of toxic releases across 6 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 3 are classified as carcinogens, representing 50% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Fabricated Metals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 86% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC reports the 69th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 89.3% of every pound reported in Litchfield. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 76.2% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 332813 (Fabricated Metals). Across 6 years of records spanning 2019–2024, the site has disclosed 709.6K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 6 distinct chemicals, 3 of which (50%) carry a carcinogenic classification.
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 609.9K lbs (86.0% of total volume), followed by air releases at 12.8%. Between 2019 and 2024, reported totals decreased by 55% - from 144.8K lbs to 64.8K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC's total reported releases fell from 94.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 92.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC's air releases fell from 13.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC's off-site transfers fell from 80.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 709.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 55% (144.8K lbs to 64.8K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC - annual TRI totals
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 144.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 127.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 184.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 94.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 92.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 64.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 540.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 64.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 41.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 36.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 26.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
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About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
Release quantities are self-reported by the facility and may represent estimates rather than exact measurements. "Total releases" includes releases to air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal. Quantities shown here are aggregated across all available reporting years.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.