EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Plating International Inc
Franklin Park, IL
- Total releases
- 31.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Plating International Inc: how the 31.5K lbs splits
31.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 30.5K lbs 96.8%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 3.2%
Plating International Inc's 31.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Plating International Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin Park, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 31.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,200 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. Plating International Inc is pounds #293 and chemical-count #402 at 31.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: United Electronics Corp; Eklind Tool Co; Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing; Vorteq Coil Finishers. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Qc Corp; Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc; Primester Gp; Highline Warren - Albany. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Plating International Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Qc Corp and Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc.
Plating International Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plating International Inc: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Plating International Inc reports the 1,519th-largest volume (31.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Qc Corp and Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Plating International Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plating International Inc's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plating International Inc's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plating International Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Plating International Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Plating International Inc: 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 Plating International Inc year-over-year reported totals. 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 18.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 31.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Plating International Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plating International Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including United Electronics Corp, Eklind Tool Co, Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Qc Corp, Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc, Primester Gp.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plating International Inc on cumulative reported pounds (31.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Qc Corp, Calportland Co Mojave Plant, Midwest Manufacturing Treating Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Qc Corp Cape Girardeau, MO · Chemicals 31.5K lbs reported
- Calportland Co Mojave Plant Mojave, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 31.5K lbs reported
- Midwest Manufacturing Treating Plant Eau Claire, WI · Wood Products 31.5K lbs reported
- Stella-Jones Corp Russellville, AR · Wood Products 31.4K lbs reported
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include United Electronics Corp. Plating International Inc 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 Plating International Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plating International Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Qc Corp (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plating International Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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