EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Elkhart Plating Corp
Elkhart, IN
- Total releases
- 3.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Elkhart Plating Corp: how the 3.8K lbs splits
3.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.8K lbs 100.0%
Elkhart Plating Corp's 3.8K 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: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Elkhart Plating Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,689 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. Elkhart Plating Corp is pounds #519 and chemical-count #760 at 3.8K 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: Franklin-Bay LLC; American Electronic Components; Future Foam Inc.; Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Honeywell Lng Palmetto; Camcar LLC Spencer Operations; Cb&i Storage Tank Solutions LLC; Allegheny Coatings. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Elkhart Plating Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Honeywell Lng Palmetto and Camcar LLC Spencer Operations.
Elkhart Plating Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.8K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Elkhart Plating Corp: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Elkhart Plating Corp reports the 1,430th-largest volume (3.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Honeywell Lng Palmetto and Camcar LLC Spencer Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Elkhart Plating Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Elkhart Plating Corp's total reported releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Elkhart Plating Corp's air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Elkhart Plating Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Elkhart Plating Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (2.3K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Elkhart Plating Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Elkhart Plating Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% from 2022 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 3.8K lbs | - |
Elkhart Plating Corp · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Franklin-Bay LLC, American Electronic Components, Future Foam Inc., ordered by distance.
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Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Honeywell Lng Palmetto, Camcar LLC Spencer Operations, Cb&i Storage Tank Solutions LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Elkhart Plating Corp on cumulative reported pounds (3.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Shield Packaging Co Inc, Seemann Composites LLC, Nestle Purina Petcare Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Franklin-Bay LLC. Elkhart Plating Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Elkhart Plating Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Elkhart Plating Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhart, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nestle Purina Petcare Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Elkhart Plating Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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