EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC
South Bend, IN · Parent: Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC
- Total releases
- 16.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC: how the 16.2K lbs splits
16.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.1K lbs 87.0%
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 13.0%
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC's 16.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 87.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Bend, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 571 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 16.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,711 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. Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC is pounds #406 and chemical-count #730 at 16.2K 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: Imagineering Enterprises LLC; Eaton Hd Transmission Forge Plant; Psi Molded Plastics; Modineer - Hoosier Tank. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant; Monarch Metal Finishing Co. Inc.; Ohio Gratings Inc; Carlisle Brake & Friction. Other Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC sites in this extract: Pioneer Metal Finishing; Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls; Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (87.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant and Monarch Metal Finishing Co. Inc..
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC reports the 1,028th-largest volume (16.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant and Monarch Metal Finishing Co. Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC's total reported releases fell from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 571 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC's off-site transfers fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC's air releases fell from 712 lb in 2022 to 571 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 87% (4.4K lbs to 571 lbs).
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 87% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 571 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 16.2K lbs | - |
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Imagineering Enterprises LLC, Eaton Hd Transmission Forge Plant, Psi Molded Plastics, 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. Forest City Technologies - Rockford Plant, Monarch Metal Finishing Co. Inc., Ohio Gratings Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC on cumulative reported pounds (16.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville Plant, Schiller Station, Teknor Apex 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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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 Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pioneer Metal Finishing, Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls, Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi.
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 Imagineering Enterprises LLC. Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC 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.
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This Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Bend, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of St. Joseph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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