EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Plano Metal Specialties Inc
Plano, IL
- Total releases
- 461 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plano Metal Specialties Inc: how the 461 lbs splits
461 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 451 lbs 97.9%
- Off-site Transfers 10 lbs 2.1%
Plano Metal Specialties Inc's 461 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Plano Metal Specialties Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plano, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 17 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 461 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,914 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. Plano Metal Specialties Inc is pounds #674 and chemical-count #457 at 461 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: Producers Chemical Co; Finishes Unlimited Inc; Aurora Metals Div LLC; Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Montgomery. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Lou-Rich Inc; Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd; Keystone Automotive Industries Minnesota Inc; Providential Fabricators. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Plano Metal Specialties Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 461 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lou-Rich Inc and Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd.
Plano Metal Specialties Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
461 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plano Metal Specialties Inc inside Kendall's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Plano Metal Specialties Inc reports the 1,910th-largest volume (461 lbs). This one site accounts for 97.7% of every pound reported in Kendall. Scale peers outside Illinois include Lou-Rich Inc and Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Kendall's reported pounds (472 lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plano Metal Specialties Inc's total reported releases fell from 72 lb in 2022 to 17 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plano Metal Specialties Inc's air releases fell from 71 lb in 2022 to 16 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plano Metal Specialties Inc Form-R facts
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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 Plano Metal Specialties Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 461 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (167 lbs to 17 lbs).
Plano Metal Specialties Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Plano Metal Specialties Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 167 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 97 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 109 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 72 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 453 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
Plano Metal Specialties Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plano Metal Specialties Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Producers Chemical Co, Finishes Unlimited Inc, Aurora Metals Div LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Lou-Rich Inc, Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd, Keystone Automotive Industries Minnesota Inc.
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 Copper, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Producers Chemical Co. Plano Metal Specialties Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Plano Metal Specialties Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plano Metal Specialties Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plano, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 97.7% of Kendall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2 (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plano Metal Specialties Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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