EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Kuhn Krause Inc
Hutchinson, KS
- Total releases
- 9.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kuhn Krause Inc: how the 9.4K lbs splits
9.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.1K lbs 96.2%
- Air Releases 355 lbs 3.8%
Kuhn Krause Inc's 9.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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
Kuhn Krause Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hutchinson, KS, in the machinery sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 9.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,935 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kuhn Krause Inc is pounds #140 and chemical-count #75 at 9.4K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant; Collins Bus Corp; Tyson Prepared Foods-South Hutchinson Ks; Oneok Hydrocarbon L.P. - Hutchinson Fractionation Facility. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Kansas: Union Electric Steel Corp; The Delfield Co; Erie Strayer; Valmet Inc Service Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium; Nickel; Copper.
Kuhn Krause Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.2% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Union Electric Steel Corp and The Delfield Co.
Kuhn Krause Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.4K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kuhn Krause Inc in the Machinery sector extract
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Kuhn Krause Inc reports the 208th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kansas include Union Electric Steel Corp and The Delfield Co.
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
- Kuhn Krause Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuhn Krause Inc's air releases fell from 74 lb in 2022 to 32 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuhn Krause Inc's off-site transfers fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kuhn Krause Inc Form-R facts
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41% more than the comparison
5.0× 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 Kuhn Krause Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (1.8K lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Kuhn Krause Inc: 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 Kuhn Krause Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
Kuhn Krause Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kuhn Krause Inc
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant, Collins Bus Corp, Tyson Prepared Foods-South Hutchinson Ks, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Union Electric Steel Corp, The Delfield Co, Erie Strayer.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kuhn Krause Inc on cumulative reported pounds (9.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include 3D Concrete, Imperial Plating Co, Sprague Lawrence Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- 3D Concrete Sparks, NV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 9.4K lbs reported
- Imperial Plating Co Chicago, IL · Fabricated Metals 9.4K lbs reported
- Sprague Lawrence Terminal Lawrence, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9.4K lbs reported
- Safety-Kleen Systems Sanford (san) Sanford, FL · Hazardous Waste 9.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper; nearby reporters include Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant. Kuhn Krause Inc 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 Kuhn Krause Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kuhn Krause Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hutchinson, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333111 · Machinery. 2.3% of Reno TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 3D Concrete (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kuhn Krause Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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