EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Midwest Plating Co Inc
Grand Rapids, MI
- Total releases
- 160.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Midwest Plating Co Inc: how the 160.4K lbs splits
160.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 160.4K lbs 100.0%
Midwest Plating Co Inc's 160.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Midwest Plating Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Rapids, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 36.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 160.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,627 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. Midwest Plating Co Inc is pounds #119 and chemical-count #615 at 160.4K 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: Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc; American Seating Co; Spectrum Decorative Finishes Inc; Plastic Plate Inc-Monroe Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Palmer Manufacturing & Tank; Advanced Surface Technologies Inc; Meyer Steel Drum Inc; Danfoss Power Solutions - Van Wert. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Midwest Plating Co Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 160.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Palmer Manufacturing & Tank and Advanced Surface Technologies Inc.
Midwest Plating Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
160K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Midwest Plating Co Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Midwest Plating Co Inc reports the 323rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Palmer Manufacturing & Tank and Advanced Surface Technologies Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Midwest Plating Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Midwest Plating Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 53.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midwest Plating Co Inc's off-site transfers fell from 53.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Midwest Plating Co Inc Form-R facts
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34% less than the comparison
86% 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 Midwest Plating Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 160.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 172% (13.4K lbs to 36.5K lbs).
Midwest Plating Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Midwest Plating Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 172% 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 | 13.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 45.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 53.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 36.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 160.4K lbs | - |
Midwest Plating Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Midwest Plating Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc, American Seating Co, 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. Palmer Manufacturing & Tank, Advanced Surface Technologies Inc, Meyer Steel Drum Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Midwest Plating Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (160.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Univar Solutions-Denver West, Cabinetworks Group LLC, T R Miller Mill Co 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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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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc. Midwest Plating Co Inc stamps MID 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 Midwest Plating Co Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Midwest Plating Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Rapids, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 4.8% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Univar Solutions-Denver West (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Midwest Plating Co Inc stamps MID 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