EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry
Auburn, IN · Parent: Evans Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 16.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry: how the 16.8K lbs splits
16.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.3K lbs 55.2%
- Air Releases 7.5K lbs 44.8%
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry's 16.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 55.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 44.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Auburn, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 16.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,651 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry is pounds #402 and chemical-count #544 at 16.8K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dekalb Metal Finishing; Tower Automotive; Contitech USA Inc.; Aludyne N.a. LLC (auburn). Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: North Star Casteel Products Inc; Vermont Foundry Co; Grede Holdings LLC; Kaiser Aluminum Washington LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Auburn, IN: 16.8K lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 55.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include North Star Casteel Products Inc and Vermont Foundry Co.
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry reports the 669th-largest volume (16.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 96.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include North Star Casteel Products Inc and Vermont Foundry Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 96.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry's total reported releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry's air releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 349 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry's off-site transfers rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 72% (7.3K lbs to 2.0K lbs).
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 72% 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 | 7.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry in Dekalb
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Dekalb Metal Finishing, Tower Automotive, Contitech USA Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. North Star Casteel Products Inc, Vermont Foundry Co, Grede Holdings LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry on cumulative reported pounds (16.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include E J Painting & Fiberglass, Florida Beef Inc., Titan Pennsuco Complex. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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; nearby reporters include Dekalb Metal Finishing. Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Auburn, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: E J Painting & Fiberglass (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 55.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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