EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
C & R Plating Corp
Columbia City, IN · Parent: K C Jones Plating Co
- Total releases
- 91.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
C & R Plating Corp: how the 91.6K lbs splits
91.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 91.6K lbs 100.0%
C & R Plating Corp's 91.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
C & R Plating Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbia City, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 13.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 91.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,773 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. C & R Plating Corp is pounds #226 and chemical-count #507 at 91.6K 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: Novae Llc-Columbia City; Titus Precision LLC; Advanced Materials Development LLC; Reelcraft Industries Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Diamond Heat Treat LLC; Hager Cos; Chrometech of Wisconsin; Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitric acid.
C & R Plating Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 91.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Diamond Heat Treat LLC and Hager Cos.
C & R Plating Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
92K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
C & R Plating Corp: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, C & R Plating Corp reports the 493rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Diamond Heat Treat LLC and Hager Cos.
Concentrated means ≥60% of C & R Plating Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- C & R Plating Corp's total reported releases fell from 13.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- C & R Plating Corp's off-site transfers fell from 13.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
C & R Plating Corp Form-R facts
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See how C & R Plating Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6193.4× more than the comparison
33% less 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 C & R Plating Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 91.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 47% (24.9K lbs to 13.2K lbs).
C & R Plating Corp: 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 C & R Plating Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 47% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 19.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 21.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 13.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 91.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
C & R Plating Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to C & R Plating Corp
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Novae Llc-Columbia City, Titus Precision LLC, Advanced Materials Development LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Diamond Heat Treat LLC, Hager Cos, Chrometech of Wisconsin.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest C & R Plating Corp on cumulative reported pounds (91.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Golden Grain Energy LLC, Bp America Production Block 31 Gas Plant, Whirlpool Corp Findlay Div. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Golden Grain Energy LLC Mason City, IA · Chemicals 91.6K lbs reported
- Bp America Production Block 31 Gas Plant Crane, TX · Natural Gas Processing 91.6K lbs reported
- Whirlpool Corp Findlay Div Findlay, OH · Electrical Equipment 91.5K lbs reported
- Gates Corp Galesburg, IL · Plastics and Rubber 91.5K 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 Zinc compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Novae Llc-Columbia City. C & R Plating Corp 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 C & R Plating Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
C & R Plating Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbia City, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 18.7% of Whitley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Golden Grain Energy LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
C & R Plating Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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