EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing
Lansing, MI · Parent: Tecomet Inc
- Total releases
- 18.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing: how the 18.7K lbs splits
18.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.7K lbs 94.5%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 5.5%
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing's 18.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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-LEAN
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lansing, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 18.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,396 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. Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing is pounds #315 and chemical-count #130 at 18.7K 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: Barnes Aerospace - Lansing Div; Molded Plastic Industries Inc; Forge Group Michigan LLC DBA Michigan Forge Co; Orchid Orthopedic Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Pro Manufacturing Inc; Electronics Metal Finishing Corp; Azz Galvanizing Reno; Rolled Alloys. Other Tecomet Inc sites in this extract: Tecomet Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium; Cobalt; Copper.
Compare Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Barnes Aerospace - Lansing Div Lansing · 5.0K lbs
- Molded Plastic Industries Inc Holt · 46.4K lbs
- Forge Group Michigan LLC DBA Michigan Forge Co Lansing · 28 lbs
- Orchid Orthopedic Solutions LLC Holt · 54.9K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Pro Manufacturing Inc (MN) · Electronics Metal Finishing Corp (CO) · Azz Galvanizing Reno (NV)
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.5% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pro Manufacturing Inc and Electronics Metal Finishing Corp.
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K 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
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing reports the 996th-largest volume (18.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 92.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Pro Manufacturing Inc and Electronics Metal Finishing Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 92.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing's total reported releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing's air releases rose from 189 lb in 2022 to 241 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing's off-site transfers rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (9.7K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing: 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 Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 2.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 17.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 489 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 276 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 259 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 222 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 42 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 35 lbs | - |
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Barnes Aerospace - Lansing Div, Molded Plastic Industries Inc, Forge Group Michigan LLC DBA Michigan Forge Co, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing on cumulative reported pounds (18.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Playtex Mfg., Howard Industries Inc, The Imagine Group LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Cobalt, Copper; nearby reporters include Barnes Aerospace - Lansing Div. Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lansing, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332112 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Ingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Playtex Mfg. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Symmetry Medical Inc Lansing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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