EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin
Franklin, IN · Parent: Shipston Group US Inc
- Total releases
- 27.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin: how the 27.9K lbs splits
27.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 27.9K lbs 100.0%
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin's 27.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 27.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 7,481 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. Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin is pounds #340 and chemical-count #388 at 27.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Premium Composite Technology Na; Kyb Americas Corp; Polytek Development Corp. Franklin; Electro-Spec Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC; New England Union Co. Inc.; Steelscape; Jordan Aluminum Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Copper; Lead.
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.9K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC and New England Union Co. Inc..
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin reports the 590th-largest volume (27.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC and New England Union Co. Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin Form-R facts
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See how Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18.6× more than the comparison
3.0× more 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 Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.9K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 27.9K lbs | - |
| Copper | 30 lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Premium Composite Technology Na, Kyb Americas Corp, Polytek Development Corp. Franklin, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC, New England Union Co. Inc., Steelscape.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin on cumulative reported pounds (27.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Aak USA Inc Port Newark, John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd, Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC. 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.
- Aak USA Inc Port Newark Newark, NJ · Food 27.9K lbs reported
- John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd Valley City, ND · Machinery 27.9K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC Columbus, OH · Primary Metals 27.9K lbs reported
- Waskom Gas Processing Plant Waskom, TX · Natural Gas Processing 27.9K 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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Premium Composite Technology Na. Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, IN, latest year 2019. NAICS 331524 · Primary Metals. 4.7% of Johnson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aak USA Inc Port Newark (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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