EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Plymouth Engineered Shapes
Hopkinsville, KY · Parent: Plymouth Tube Co
- Total releases
- 37.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Plymouth Engineered Shapes: how the 37.7K lbs splits
37.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 31.9K lbs 84.6%
- Air Releases 5.8K lbs 15.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Plymouth Engineered Shapes's 37.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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
Plymouth Engineered Shapes is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hopkinsville, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 7.2K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 37.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,783 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. Plymouth Engineered Shapes is pounds #170 and chemical-count #82 at 37.7K 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: Trad Na Inc; Douglas Autotech Corp; Grupo Antolin Kentucky; Metalsa Sa de Cv. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc; Grede II - Brewton; Matalco Bluffton LLC; Ati Huntsville Operations. Other Plymouth Tube Co sites in this extract: Plymouth Tube Co; Plymouth Tube Trent Plant; Plymouth Tube Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium; Hydrogen fluoride; Nitric acid.
Plymouth Engineered Shapes stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.6% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 37.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc and Grede II - Brewton.
Plymouth Engineered Shapes vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
38K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plymouth Engineered Shapes in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Plymouth Engineered Shapes reports the 544th-largest volume (37.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc and Grede II - Brewton.
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
- Plymouth Engineered Shapes's total reported releases rose from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Engineered Shapes's air releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 608 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Engineered Shapes's off-site transfers rose from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Engineered Shapes's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plymouth Engineered Shapes 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 Plymouth Engineered Shapes releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (7.6K lbs to 7.2K lbs).
Plymouth Engineered Shapes: 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 Plymouth Engineered Shapes 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 11.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 5.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 6.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 7.2K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 17.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 573 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 9 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 5 lbs | - |
| Lead | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
Plymouth Engineered Shapes · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plymouth Engineered Shapes
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Trad Na Inc, Douglas Autotech Corp, Grupo Antolin Kentucky, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc, Grede II - Brewton, Matalco Bluffton LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plymouth Engineered Shapes on cumulative reported pounds (37.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Cyanco Co LLC, Robroy Enclosures, Emmi Roth Platteville. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Plymouth Tube Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Plymouth Tube Co, Plymouth Tube Trent Plant, Plymouth Tube Co.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Hydrogen fluoride, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Trad Na Inc. Plymouth Engineered Shapes 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 Plymouth Engineered Shapes TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plymouth Engineered Shapes totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hopkinsville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331491 · Primary Metals. 1.1% of Christian TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cyanco Co LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plymouth Engineered Shapes stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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