EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co
Grand Rapids, MI
- Total releases
- 61.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co: how the 61.1K lbs splits
61.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 61.0K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 108 lbs 0.2%
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co's 61.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Rapids, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 9.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 61.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,678 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co is pounds #205 and chemical-count #159 at 61.1K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc; Midwest Plating Co Inc; Spectrum Decorative Finishes Inc; Plastic Plate Inc-Monroe Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Crown Food Packaging; Mj Celco Inc.; Azz Galvanizing Services-Waskom; Vulcraft of New York Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 61.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Crown Food Packaging and Mj Celco Inc..
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
61K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co reports the 623rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Crown Food Packaging and Mj Celco Inc..
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
- Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co's total reported releases rose from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co's off-site transfers rose from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 61.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (35.7K lbs to 9.0K lbs).
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing 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 Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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 | 35.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 4.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc, Midwest Plating Co Inc, Spectrum Decorative Finishes Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Crown Food Packaging, Mj Celco Inc., Azz Galvanizing Services-Waskom.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (61.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Crown Food Packaging, Mj Celco Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Keahole Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Crown Food Packaging Hanover, PA · Fabricated Metals 61.1K lbs reported
- Mj Celco Inc. Schiller Park, IL · Fabricated Metals 61.1K lbs reported
- Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Keahole Generating Station Kailua Kona, HI · Electric Utilities 61.2K lbs reported
- Parker Hannifin Corp Glendale, AZ · Transportation Equipment 61.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc. Knape & Vogt Manufacturing 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 Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Rapids, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332510 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crown Food Packaging (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing 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