EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Kason Industries
Newnan, GA
- Total releases
- 5.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kason Industries: how the 5.4K lbs splits
5.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.4K lbs 100.0%
Kason Industries's 5.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Kason Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newnan, GA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,054 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kason Industries is pounds #337 and chemical-count #554 at 5.4K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Elite Comfort Solutions - N Christopher Ct; Oldcastle Precast Inc; Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp of America; Elite Comfort Foam - Sprayberry Rd. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Georgia: The Gsi Group LLC (paris Il); Kloeckner Metals Corp; Hoeganaes Corp; Ppg Coatings Services Livonia Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel compounds.
Kason Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Gsi Group LLC (paris Il) and Kloeckner Metals Corp.
Kason Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kason Industries: Nickel compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Kason Industries reports the 1,342nd-largest volume (5.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel compounds alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Georgia include The Gsi Group LLC (paris Il) and Kloeckner Metals Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kason Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kason Industries's total reported releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kason Industries's off-site transfers fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kason Industries Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kason Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (1.3K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Kason Industries: 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 Kason Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Nickel compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 650 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 991 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel compounds | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kason Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kason Industries
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Elite Comfort Solutions - N Christopher Ct, Oldcastle Precast Inc, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp of America, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. The Gsi Group LLC (paris Il), Kloeckner Metals Corp, Hoeganaes Corp.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kason Industries on cumulative reported pounds (5.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Baltimore Aircoil Co, The Gsi Group LLC (paris Il), Kloeckner Metals Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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 Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Elite Comfort Solutions - N Christopher Ct. Kason Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Kason Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kason Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newnan, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332510 · Fabricated Metals. 1.7% of Coweta TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Baltimore Aircoil Co (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kason Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel 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