EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Omega Castings Inc
Battle Creek, MI
- Total releases
- 20.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Omega Castings Inc: how the 20.1K lbs splits
20.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 19.8K lbs 98.1%
- Air Releases 381 lbs 1.9%
Omega Castings Inc's 20.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Omega Castings Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Battle Creek, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 20.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,239 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. Omega Castings Inc is pounds #307 and chemical-count #470 at 20.1K 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: Bleistahl N.a. LP; Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC; Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc; US Army National Guard Fort Custer Training Center Ranges. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Crossroads Seamless USA LLC; Southwire Co LLC; Midwest Metal Products Inc; Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium.
Compare Omega Castings Inc with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Bleistahl N.a. LP Battle Creek · 1.3K lbs
- Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC Battle Creek · 24.1K lbs
- Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc Battle Creek · 51.1K lbs
- US Army National Guard Fort Custer Training Center Ranges Augusta · 19.0K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Crossroads Seamless USA LLC (IN) · Southwire Co LLC (IN) · Midwest Metal Products Inc (MN)
Omega Castings Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.1% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Crossroads Seamless USA LLC and Southwire Co LLC.
Omega Castings Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Omega Castings Inc: Nickel-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Omega Castings Inc reports the 643rd-largest volume (20.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 62.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 62.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Michigan include Crossroads Seamless USA LLC and Southwire Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Omega Castings Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 62.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Omega Castings Inc's total reported releases rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Omega Castings Inc's off-site transfers rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Omega Castings Inc Form-R facts
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15.5× more than the comparison
71% 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 Omega Castings Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (4.4K lbs to 3.9K lbs).
Omega Castings Inc: 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 Omega Castings Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
Omega Castings Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Bleistahl N.a. LP, Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC, Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc, 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. Crossroads Seamless USA LLC, Southwire Co LLC, Midwest Metal Products Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Omega Castings Inc on cumulative reported pounds (20.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Univar USA Inc Odessa Pronto, Innovative Coating Technology Inc, Jupiter Aluminum - Beech Bottom. 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.
- Univar USA Inc Odessa Pronto Odessa, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 20.1K lbs reported
- Innovative Coating Technology Inc Mojave, CA · Fabricated Metals 20.1K lbs reported
- Jupiter Aluminum - Beech Bottom Beech Bottom, WV · Fabricated Metals 20.1K lbs reported
- Nexpera Wurtland Plant Wurtland, KY · Chemicals 20.2K 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 Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Bleistahl N.a. LP. Omega Castings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Omega Castings Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Omega Castings Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Battle Creek, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 0.6% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Univar USA Inc Odessa Pronto (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Omega Castings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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