EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Powder Processing & Technology
Valparaiso, IN
- Total releases
- 59.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Powder Processing & Technology: how the 59.7K lbs splits
59.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 44.2K lbs 74.1%
- Air Releases 15.5K lbs 25.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Powder Processing & Technology's 59.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 25.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Powder Processing & Technology is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Valparaiso, IN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 12.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 59.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,730 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. Powder Processing & Technology is pounds #272 and chemical-count #47 at 59.7K 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: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Am Stabilizers Corp; Shoremet LLC; McGill Manufacturing Co Inc. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Indiana: Bd Life Sciences; Medtronic Apv; Championx-Evansville Plant 108; Freudenberg-Nok Sealing Technologies. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Powder Processing & Technology stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.1% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 59.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bd Life Sciences and Medtronic Apv.
Powder Processing & Technology vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
60K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Powder Processing & Technology in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Powder Processing & Technology reports the 42nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Indiana include Bd Life Sciences and Medtronic Apv.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Powder Processing & Technology's total reported releases fell from 13.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powder Processing & Technology's off-site transfers fell from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powder Processing & Technology's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powder Processing & Technology's air releases fell from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Powder Processing & Technology Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Powder Processing & Technology stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
83% less than the comparison
13.0× more 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 Powder Processing & Technology releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 59.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 50% (8.3K lbs to 12.4K lbs).
Powder Processing & Technology: 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 Powder Processing & Technology year-over-year reported totals (increased by 50% 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 | 8.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 8.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 16.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 13.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 12.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 18.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 11.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 2.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 493 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 483 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 204 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 128 lbs | Carcinogen |
Powder Processing & Technology · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Powder Processing & Technology
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Am Stabilizers Corp, Shoremet LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Bd Life Sciences, Medtronic Apv, Championx-Evansville Plant 108.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Powder Processing & Technology on cumulative reported pounds (59.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Endurance Lift Solutions LLC, Schumacher Co, Cpca Manufacturing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
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, Manganese compounds, Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Sun Cosmetics LLC. Powder Processing & Technology stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Powder Processing & Technology TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Powder Processing & Technology totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Valparaiso, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339999 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.2% of Porter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Endurance Lift Solutions LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Powder Processing & Technology stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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