EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
The Pittsburgh Paints Co.
Louisville, KY · Parent: The Pittsburgh Paints Co.
- Total releases
- 2.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
The Pittsburgh Paints Co.: how the 2.3K lbs splits
2.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.2K lbs 97.1%
- Air Releases 66 lbs 2.9%
The Pittsburgh Paints Co.'s 2.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 133 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,578 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. The Pittsburgh Paints Co. is pounds #283 and chemical-count #135 at 2.3K 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: Beneke Wire Co; Safety-Kleen Systems Louisville (lou); Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville; Louisville Packaging. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Noramco Coventry LLC; Gowan Milling LLC; Airgas Usa, LLC; Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc.. Other The Pittsburgh Paints Co. sites in this extract: The Pittsburgh Paints Co.; The Pittsburgh Paints Co.; The Pittsburgh Paints Co.; The Pittsburgh Paints Co.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol.
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.1% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Noramco Coventry LLC and Gowan Milling LLC.
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Pittsburgh Paints Co.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, The Pittsburgh Paints Co. reports the 2,605th-largest volume (2.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 98.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Noramco Coventry LLC and Gowan Milling LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of The Pittsburgh Paints Co.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 98.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Pittsburgh Paints Co.'s total reported releases rose from 117 lb in 2022 to 133 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Pittsburgh Paints Co.'s chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Pittsburgh Paints Co.'s off-site transfers rose from 109 lb in 2022 to 126 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. Form-R facts
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99% less than the comparison
2.5× 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 The Pittsburgh Paints Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 92% (1.6K lbs to 133 lbs).
The Pittsburgh Paints Co.: 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 The Pittsburgh Paints Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 237 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 218 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 117 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 133 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 38 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 4 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 4 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Pittsburgh Paints Co.
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Beneke Wire Co, Safety-Kleen Systems Louisville (lou), Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Pittsburgh Paints Co. on cumulative reported pounds (2.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Vspone, Cascade Corp. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Zinc compounds, 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Beneke Wire Co. The Pittsburgh Paints Co. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This The Pittsburgh Paints Co. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Pittsburgh Paints Co. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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