EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Light Metals Corp
Wyoming, MI
- Total releases
- 8.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Light Metals Corp: how the 8.5K lbs splits
8.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.2K lbs 61.0%
- Off-site Transfers 3.3K lbs 39.0%
Light Metals Corp's 8.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 61.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 39.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Light Metals Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wyoming, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,161 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. Light Metals Corp is pounds #393 and chemical-count #488 at 8.5K 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: Electro Chemical Finishing Co; Grand Rapids Foam Technologies; Airgas USA LLC - Grandville Mi; Autocast Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Valtir LLC Plt 1055; Bluescope Buildings Na; Ohio Anodizing Co. Inc.; Unit Drop Forge Co. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Light Metals Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wyoming, MI: 8.5K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 61.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valtir LLC Plt 1055 and Bluescope Buildings Na.
Light Metals Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.5K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Light Metals Corp: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Light Metals Corp reports the 1,211th-largest volume (8.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 61.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Valtir LLC Plt 1055 and Bluescope Buildings Na.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Light Metals Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 61.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Light Metals Corp's total reported releases rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Light Metals Corp's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Light Metals Corp's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Light Metals Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Light Metals Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 320% (1.0K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
Light Metals Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Light Metals Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 320% 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 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 3.3K lbs | - |
Light Metals Corp in Kent
Nearest TRI Facilities to Light Metals Corp
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Electro Chemical Finishing Co, Grand Rapids Foam Technologies, Airgas USA LLC - Grandville Mi, 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. Valtir LLC Plt 1055, Bluescope Buildings Na, Ohio Anodizing Co. Inc..
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Light Metals Corp on cumulative reported pounds (8.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Valtir LLC Plt 1055, Nexans Energy USA Inc, Quality Sausage Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Electro Chemical Finishing Co. Light Metals Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Light Metals Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Light Metals Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wyoming, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valtir LLC Plt 1055 (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Light Metals Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 61.0%). 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