EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Quality Metal Finishing Co
Byron, IL
- Total releases
- 291.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Quality Metal Finishing Co: how the 291.3K lbs splits
291.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 287.4K lbs 98.6%
- Off-site Transfers 3.9K lbs 1.4%
- Water Discharges 18 lbs <0.1%
Quality Metal Finishing Co's 291.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1-Bromopropane.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Quality Metal Finishing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Byron, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 55.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 291.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,629 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. Quality Metal Finishing Co is pounds #107 and chemical-count #289 at 291.3K 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: Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant; Mplx Terminals LLC - Rockford Il Terminal; Prairie Farms-Rockford; Mte Hydraulics. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; Nielsen Moulding LLC; South Atlantic Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1-Bromopropane; Nickel compounds; Cyanide compounds; Nitric acid.
Quality Metal Finishing Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.6% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 291.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility and Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.
Quality Metal Finishing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
291K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Quality Metal Finishing Co: 1-Bromopropane-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Quality Metal Finishing Co reports the 191st-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1-Bromopropane alone is 98.3% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility and Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Quality Metal Finishing Co's pounds in one chemical - here 1-Bromopropane at 98.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Quality Metal Finishing Co's total reported releases fell from 69.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quality Metal Finishing Co's off-site transfers rose from 76 lb in 2022 to 173 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quality Metal Finishing Co's air releases fell from 69.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quality Metal Finishing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Quality Metal Finishing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 291.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 16% (47.9K lbs to 55.6K lbs).
Quality Metal Finishing Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Quality Metal Finishing Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16% 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: 1-Bromopropane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 47.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 55.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 62.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 69.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 55.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Bromopropane | 286.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyanide compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 450 lbs | - |
Quality Metal Finishing Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Quality Metal Finishing Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant, Mplx Terminals LLC - Rockford Il Terminal, Prairie Farms-Rockford, 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. High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Nielsen Moulding LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quality Metal Finishing Co on cumulative reported pounds (291.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Design Concepts/marine Concepts, Greenville Tube Co LLC, Novozymes Na Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Design Concepts/marine Concepts Sarasota, FL · Transportation Equipment 291.3K lbs reported
- Greenville Tube Co LLC Clarksville, AR · Primary Metals 291.3K lbs reported
- Novozymes Na Inc Franklinton, NC · Chemicals 291.4K lbs reported
- High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility Lancaster, PA · Fabricated Metals 291.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 1-Bromopropane, Nickel compounds, Cyanide compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant. Quality Metal Finishing Co stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Quality Metal Finishing Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1-Bromopropane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Quality Metal Finishing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Byron, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 24.9% of Ogle TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Design Concepts/marine Concepts (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Quality Metal Finishing Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1-Bromopropane. 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