EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Westfield Electroplating Co
Westfield, MA
- Total releases
- 264.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Westfield Electroplating Co: how the 343.9K lbs splits
343.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 339.4K lbs 98.7%
- Air Releases 4.5K lbs 1.3%
Westfield Electroplating Co's 343.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Westfield Electroplating Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westfield, MA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 79.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 264.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,784 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. Westfield Electroplating Co is pounds #16 and chemical-count #35 at 264.1K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.; Savage Armsinc; US Dod Usaf Barnes Ang Ma; Fountain Plating Co LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Massachusetts: Chem-Plate Industries; Datco Manufacturing LLC; Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland; Ppg Coatings Services Detroit. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Cyanide compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead.
Westfield Electroplating Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.7% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 264.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chem-Plate Industries and Datco Manufacturing LLC.
Westfield Electroplating Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
264K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westfield Electroplating Co: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Westfield Electroplating Co reports the 215th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 80.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Chem-Plate Industries and Datco Manufacturing LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Westfield Electroplating Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 80.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westfield Electroplating Co's total reported releases rose from 38.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westfield Electroplating Co's off-site transfers rose from 37.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westfield Electroplating Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westfield Electroplating Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 343.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1565% (4.8K lbs to 79.9K lbs).
Westfield Electroplating Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Westfield Electroplating Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1565% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 85.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 83.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 38.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 52.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 79.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 276.8K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 60.0K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 535 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 125 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 15 lbs | - |
Westfield Electroplating Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westfield Electroplating Co
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc., Savage Armsinc, US Dod Usaf Barnes Ang Ma, 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. Chem-Plate Industries, Datco Manufacturing LLC, Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westfield Electroplating Co on cumulative reported pounds (264.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Nd Paper Inc - Biron Div, Rain Cii Carbon LLC, Weyerhaeuser Nr - Arcadia Osb. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Freudenberg-Nok Sealing Technologies, Emd Millipore Corp. 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).
- Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd Arecibo, PR · Electrical Equipment 6 chemicals
- Freudenberg-Nok Sealing Technologies Bristol, NH · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6 chemicals
- Emd Millipore Corp Jaffrey, NH · Computers and Electronic Products 6 chemicals
- Irving Oil Terminals Inc. Portsmouth, NH · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 6 chemicals
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 Nitric acid, Cyanide compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead; nearby reporters include Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.. Westfield Electroplating Co stamps MID 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 Westfield Electroplating Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westfield Electroplating Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westfield, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 4.9% of Hampden TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nd Paper Inc - Biron Div (Δ 103 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westfield Electroplating Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitric acid. 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