EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Pmx Industries Inc
Cedar Rapids, IA
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pmx Industries Inc: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.0M lbs 95.6%
- Air Releases 76.5K lbs 3.7%
- Land Disposal 7.6K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 7.3K lbs 0.4%
Pmx Industries Inc's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Pmx Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 325.4K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 840 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. Pmx Industries Inc is pounds #22 and chemical-count #29 at 2.1M 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: Adm Corn Processing; Klinger Paint Co Inc; Red Star Yeast Co LLC; Bio Springer N.a. Corp.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Iowa: Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Alton Steel Inc; Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Zinc (fume or dust).
Pmx Industries Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.6% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility and Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
Pmx Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pmx Industries Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Pmx Industries Inc reports the 103rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility and Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
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
- Pmx Industries Inc's total reported releases rose from 248.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 325.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pmx Industries Inc's land releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pmx Industries Inc's water releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 603 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pmx Industries Inc's off-site transfers rose from 231.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 307.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pmx Industries 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 Pmx Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (540.4K lbs to 325.4K lbs).
Pmx Industries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pmx Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 540.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 727.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 218.4K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 248.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 325.4K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 404.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 360.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 58.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 14.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 10.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 888 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 798 lbs | - |
| Lead | 13 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Pmx Industries Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Adm Corn Processing, Klinger Paint Co Inc, Red Star Yeast Co LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility, Real Alloy Recycling LLC, Alton Steel Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pmx Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing, Reworld Tron Corp, Dolet Hills Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 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 Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Copper compounds, Zinc compounds, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Adm Corn Processing. Pmx Industries Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Pmx Industries Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pmx Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar Rapids, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 16.9% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing (Δ 295 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pmx Industries Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms). 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