EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Fraen Machining Corp
Woburn, MA · Parent: Fraen Corp
- Total releases
- 5.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Fraen Machining Corp: how the 5.9K lbs splits
5.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.6K lbs 60.6%
- Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 39.4%
Fraen Machining Corp's 5.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 60.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 39.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Tetrachloroethylene.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Fraen Machining Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Woburn, MA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 10,893 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fraen Machining Corp is pounds #155 and chemical-count #288 at 5.9K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemgenes Corp; Analog Devices Inc/wilmington Manufacturing; Allcoat Technology Inc; Tecomet. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Massachusetts: Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey); Designed Metal Connections; Craft Coating - Slinger Facility; Cerro Fabricated Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Tetrachloroethylene.
Compare Fraen Machining Corp with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Chemgenes Corp Wilmington · 630.6K lbs
- Analog Devices Inc/wilmington Manufacturing Wilmington · 4.0K lbs
- Allcoat Technology Inc Wilmington · 12.0K lbs
- Tecomet Wilmington · 29.1K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey) (ID) · Designed Metal Connections (CA) · Craft Coating - Slinger Facility (WI)
Fraen Machining Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Woburn, MA: 5.9K lbs across 1 chemical (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 60.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey) and Designed Metal Connections.
Fraen Machining Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.9K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fraen Machining Corp: Tetrachloroethylene-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Fraen Machining Corp reports the 1,316th-largest volume (5.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Tetrachloroethylene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey) and Designed Metal Connections.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fraen Machining Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Tetrachloroethylene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Fraen Machining Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fraen Machining Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.9K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Tetrachloroethylene | 5.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
Fraen Machining Corp in Middlesex
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Chemgenes Corp, Analog Devices Inc/wilmington Manufacturing, Allcoat Technology Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey), Designed Metal Connections, Craft Coating - Slinger Facility.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fraen Machining Corp on cumulative reported pounds (5.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Best-Ever Dairy Products, Louisville Seating Systems, Brenntag Mid-South Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Tetrachloroethylene; nearby reporters include Chemgenes Corp. Fraen Machining Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Fraen Machining Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Tetrachloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fraen Machining Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Woburn, MA, latest year 2019. NAICS 332721 · Fabricated Metals. 0.1% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Best-Ever Dairy Products (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fraen Machining Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 60.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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