EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Kreher Wire Processing
Romulus, MI
- Total releases
- 40.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kreher Wire Processing: how the 40.8K lbs splits
40.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 37.0K lbs 90.6%
- Air Releases 3.8K lbs 9.4%
Kreher Wire Processing's 40.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kreher Wire Processing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Romulus, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 765 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 40.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,600 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. Kreher Wire Processing is pounds #242 and chemical-count #348 at 40.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Univar Solutions USA; Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Romulus; Superior Materials 35; Gm - Romulus Engine Operations. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Leggett & Platt Inc; Sandusky International Inc.; Ati Flat Rolled Products Llc-Latrobe Plant; Amrod Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Methanol.
Kreher Wire Processing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 40.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Leggett & Platt Inc and Sandusky International Inc..
Kreher Wire Processing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
41K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kreher Wire Processing in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Kreher Wire Processing reports the 531st-largest volume (40.8K lbs). Scale peers outside Michigan include Leggett & Platt Inc and Sandusky International 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
- Kreher Wire Processing's total reported releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 765 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kreher Wire Processing's air releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 765 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kreher Wire Processing Form-R facts
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See how Kreher Wire Processing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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81% less 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 Kreher Wire Processing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 40.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (32.0K lbs to 765 lbs).
Kreher Wire Processing: 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 Kreher Wire Processing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 5.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 765 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 765 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 23.0K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 17.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 795 lbs | - |
Kreher Wire Processing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kreher Wire Processing
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Univar Solutions USA, Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Romulus, Superior Materials 35, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Leggett & Platt Inc, Sandusky International Inc., Ati Flat Rolled Products Llc-Latrobe Plant.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kreher Wire Processing on cumulative reported pounds (40.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Olein Recovery Corp 2, Omnium, Green Bay Dressed Beef Llc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Methanol; nearby reporters include Univar Solutions USA. Kreher Wire Processing 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.
Use and verify this record
This Kreher Wire Processing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kreher Wire Processing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Romulus, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Olein Recovery Corp 2 (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kreher Wire Processing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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