EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Matalco Bluffton LLC
Bluffton, IN · Parent: Matalco USA LLC
- Total releases
- 37.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Matalco Bluffton LLC: how the 37.4K lbs splits
37.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 36.9K lbs 98.6%
- Off-site Transfers 517 lbs 1.4%
Matalco Bluffton LLC's 37.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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
Matalco Bluffton LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bluffton, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 21.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 37.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,804 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. Matalco Bluffton LLC is pounds #325 and chemical-count #138 at 37.4K 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: Valero Bluffton Plant; Inteva Products-Bluffton Operations; Weg Electric Corp.; Novae LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Grede II - Brewton; Plymouth Engineered Shapes; Tri-City Extrusion; Ati Huntsville Operations. Other Matalco USA LLC sites in this extract: Matalco Shelbyville LLC; Matalco Kentucky LLC; Matalco Wisconsin LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Copper; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese.
Matalco Bluffton LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.6% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 37.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Grede II - Brewton and Plymouth Engineered Shapes.
Matalco Bluffton LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Matalco Bluffton LLC inside Wells's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Matalco Bluffton LLC reports the 546th-largest volume (37.4K lbs). This one site accounts for 27.5% of every pound reported in Wells. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Grede II - Brewton and Plymouth Engineered Shapes.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wells's reported pounds (136.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Matalco Bluffton LLC's total reported releases rose from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Matalco Bluffton LLC's air releases rose from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Matalco Bluffton LLC's off-site transfers fell from 48 lb in 2022 to 37 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Matalco Bluffton LLC Form-R facts
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See how Matalco Bluffton LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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22% 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 Matalco Bluffton LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12810% (164 lbs to 21.2K lbs).
Matalco Bluffton LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Matalco Bluffton LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12810% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 164 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 233 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 34 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 15.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 21.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 36.9K lbs | - |
| Copper | 149 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 143 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 112 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 97 lbs | - |
| Lead | 15 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Matalco Bluffton LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Matalco Bluffton LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Valero Bluffton Plant, Inteva Products-Bluffton Operations, Weg Electric Corp., 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. Grede II - Brewton, Plymouth Engineered Shapes, Tri-City Extrusion.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Matalco Bluffton LLC on cumulative reported pounds (37.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory, Dorf Ketal Energy Services LLC - Midland Site. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
Other Matalco USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Matalco Shelbyville LLC, Matalco Kentucky LLC, Matalco Wisconsin LLC.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese; nearby reporters include Valero Bluffton Plant. Matalco Bluffton LLC 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 Matalco Bluffton LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Matalco Bluffton LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bluffton, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 27.5% of Wells TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lubrizol Advanced Materials (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Matalco Bluffton LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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