EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Matalco Kentucky LLC
Franklin, KY · Parent: Matalco USA LLC
- Total releases
- 21.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Matalco Kentucky LLC: how the 21.8K lbs splits
21.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.9K lbs 95.7%
- Off-site Transfers 933 lbs 4.3%
Matalco Kentucky LLC's 21.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Matalco Kentucky LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, KY, in the printing sector. It reported 6.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 21.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,044 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. Matalco Kentucky LLC is pounds #191 and chemical-count #96 at 21.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Meritor Heavy Braking Systems LLC; Covalence Adhesives; Franklin Precision Industry; Carrier Corp - Franklin. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Kentucky: Circle Graphics Inc.; Quad/graphics Commercial & Specialty LLC; Lsc Communications / Owensville; Rohrer Corp. Other Matalco USA LLC sites in this extract: Matalco Shelbyville LLC; Matalco Bluffton LLC; Matalco Wisconsin LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc compounds; Copper.
Matalco Kentucky LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Circle Graphics Inc. and Quad/graphics Commercial & Specialty LLC.
Matalco Kentucky LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Matalco Kentucky LLC: Toluene-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Matalco Kentucky LLC reports the 56th-largest volume (21.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 69.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Circle Graphics Inc. and Quad/graphics Commercial & Specialty LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Matalco Kentucky LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 69.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Matalco Kentucky LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Matalco Kentucky LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 60% (15.6K lbs to 6.3K lbs).
Matalco Kentucky LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Matalco Kentucky LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 15.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 308 lbs | - |
| Copper | 3 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 2 lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Matalco Kentucky LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Matalco Kentucky LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Meritor Heavy Braking Systems LLC, Covalence Adhesives, Franklin Precision Industry, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Circle Graphics Inc., Quad/graphics Commercial & Specialty LLC, Lsc Communications / Owensville.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Matalco Kentucky LLC on cumulative reported pounds (21.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Gates Corp, J C Steele & Sons Inc, Belden Brick Co Plant 3. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Matalco USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Matalco Shelbyville LLC, Matalco Bluffton LLC, Matalco Wisconsin LLC.
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 Toluene, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Copper; nearby reporters include Meritor Heavy Braking Systems LLC. Matalco Kentucky LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Matalco Kentucky LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Matalco Kentucky LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (2 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 6.5% of Simpson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gates Corp (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Matalco Kentucky LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene. 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