EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Katecho Inc
Des Moines, IA
- Total releases
- 3.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Katecho Inc: how the 3.2K lbs splits
3.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.2K lbs 100.0%
Katecho Inc's 3.2K 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: Acrylic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Katecho Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 768 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,983 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Katecho Inc is pounds #281 and chemical-count #370 at 3.2K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quality Manufacturing Corp; Forterra Pipe & Precast - West Des Moines; Northfield-Rhino; All State Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Iowa: Auria Solutions; Baxter International Inc.; Silvestri California; Sientra. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid.
Katecho Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Auria Solutions and Baxter International Inc..
Katecho Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Katecho Inc: Acrylic acid-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Katecho Inc reports the 143rd-largest volume (3.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acrylic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Auria Solutions and Baxter International Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Katecho Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Acrylic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Katecho Inc's total reported releases rose from 746 lb in 2022 to 768 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Katecho Inc's air releases rose from 746 lb in 2022 to 768 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Katecho Inc Form-R facts
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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 Katecho Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 42% (540 lbs to 768 lbs).
Katecho Inc: 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 Katecho Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 42% 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 540 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 544 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 644 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 746 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 768 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 3.2K lbs | - |
Katecho Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Katecho Inc
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Quality Manufacturing Corp, Forterra Pipe & Precast - West Des Moines, Northfield-Rhino, ordered by distance.
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Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Auria Solutions, Baxter International Inc., Silvestri California.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Katecho Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Novastar LP, Safas Corp, Steelscape LLC. 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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Similar chemical count
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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 Acrylic acid; nearby reporters include Quality Manufacturing Corp. Katecho Inc 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 Katecho Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Katecho Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.1% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Novastar LP (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Katecho Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acrylic 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