EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Kentucky Smelting Technology
Paris, KY · Parent: Toyota Tsusho America Inc
- Total releases
- 9.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kentucky Smelting Technology: how the 9.3K lbs splits
9.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.2K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 93 lbs 1.0%
Kentucky Smelting Technology's 9.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 TRACE-CARC
Kentucky Smelting Technology is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Paris, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 9.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 9.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,978 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kentucky Smelting Technology is pounds #226 and chemical-count #286 at 9.3K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Central Motor Wheel of America (dba Cmwa); Ennis Flint - Paris; Avantor Performance Materials; Itw Commercial Construction N.a.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Worthington Samuel Coil Processing; Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc; Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies; Special Metals Corp. Other Toyota Tsusho America Inc sites in this extract: Bermco Alumn; Most Inc; Most Inc; Iochem Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Kentucky Smelting Technology stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Worthington Samuel Coil Processing and Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc.
Kentucky Smelting Technology vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.3K 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
Kentucky Smelting Technology: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Kentucky Smelting Technology reports the 750th-largest volume (9.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Worthington Samuel Coil Processing and Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kentucky Smelting Technology's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kentucky Smelting Technology's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Smelting Technology's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Smelting Technology's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 93 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Smelting Technology's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kentucky Smelting Technology Form-R facts
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See how Kentucky Smelting Technology stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
74% less than the comparison
60% less 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 Kentucky Smelting Technology releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4890089% (0 lbs to 9.3K lbs).
Kentucky Smelting 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 Kentucky Smelting Technology year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4890089% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.3K lbs | 2 |
Kentucky Smelting Technology · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kentucky Smelting Technology
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Central Motor Wheel of America (dba Cmwa), Ennis Flint - Paris, Avantor Performance Materials, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc, Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kentucky Smelting Technology on cumulative reported pounds (9.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Kop-Coat Inc, Royal Chemical Co, Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
Other Toyota Tsusho America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bermco Alumn, Most Inc, Most Inc.
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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Central Motor Wheel of America (dba Cmwa). Kentucky Smelting Technology stamps LIGHT 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 Kentucky Smelting Technology TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kentucky Smelting Technology totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Paris, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 1.9% of Bourbon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kop-Coat Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kentucky Smelting Technology stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper. 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