EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Colors Inc
Indianapolis, IN
- Total releases
- 68.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Colors Inc: how the 68.6K lbs splits
68.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 68.5K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 0.1%
Colors Inc's 68.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Colors Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Indianapolis, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 13.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 68.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,412 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. Colors Inc is pounds #259 and chemical-count #513 at 68.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Imagineering Enterprises LLC; Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc; Alexandria Extrusion Midamerica LLC; Univar USA Inc. - Indianapolis. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Infinitech Metal Finishing; Mw Components - Greer: Springs; Valmont Newmark; E & J Parts Cleaning Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Colors Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 68.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Infinitech Metal Finishing and Mw Components - Greer: Springs.
Colors Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colors Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Colors Inc reports the 576th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Infinitech Metal Finishing and Mw Components - Greer: Springs.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Colors Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Colors Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colors Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Colors Inc Form-R facts
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2.2× 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 Colors Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 68.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (20.0K lbs to 13.6K lbs).
Colors 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 Colors Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 18.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 15.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 68.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 50 lbs | - |
Colors Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Colors Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Imagineering Enterprises LLC, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc, Alexandria Extrusion Midamerica 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. Infinitech Metal Finishing, Mw Components - Greer: Springs, Valmont Newmark.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Colors Inc on cumulative reported pounds (68.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Adhesives Research Inc, Eog Resources Inc Lyssy Hub, Carry-On Trailer Corp. 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.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Imagineering Enterprises LLC. Colors 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 Colors Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colors Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Indianapolis, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Marion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Adhesives Research Inc (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colors Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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