EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
K & J Finishing
Rockford, IL
- Total releases
- 8.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
K & J Finishing: how the 8.6K lbs splits
8.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.6K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
K & J Finishing's 8.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
K & J Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockford, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,135 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. K & J Finishing is pounds #432 and chemical-count #796 at 8.6K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arntzen Corp; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured; Sherwin-Williams Co; Rust-Oleum Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Woodworth Inc Pontiac; Precoat Metals; Unit Drop Forge Co. Inc.; Lake Region Medical Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
K & J Finishing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Woodworth Inc Pontiac and Precoat Metals.
K & J Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.6K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
K & J Finishing: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, K & J Finishing reports the 1,205th-largest volume (8.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Woodworth Inc Pontiac and Precoat Metals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of K & J Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- K & J Finishing's total reported releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- K & J Finishing's off-site transfers fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
K & J Finishing Form-R facts
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See how K & J Finishing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18.9× more than the comparison
75% 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 K & J Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (2.0K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
K & J 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 K & J Finishing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 8.6K lbs | - |
K & J Finishing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to K & J Finishing
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Arntzen Corp, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured, Sherwin-Williams Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Woodworth Inc Pontiac, Precoat Metals, Unit Drop Forge Co. Inc..
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest K & J Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (8.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Woodworth Inc Pontiac, Benda-Lutz Corp, Goulston Technologies. 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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Arntzen Corp. K & J 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 K & J Finishing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
K & J Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockford, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Winnebago TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Woodworth Inc Pontiac (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
K & J 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