EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals

Valley City Plating

Grand Rapids, MI

Total releases
505 lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Valley City Plating: how the 505 lbs splits

505 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 416 lbs 82.4%
  • Air Releases 89 lbs 17.6%

Valley City Plating's 505 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 82.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.

TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY

Valley City Plating is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Rapids, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 93 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 505 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,785 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. Valley City Plating is pounds #563 and chemical-count #399 at 505 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Country Fresh; Master Finish Co; Worthen Coated Fabrics. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Mueller Fittings Co Inc.; Schuff Steel; Modern Forge Tennessee Llc.; Affival Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Cyanide compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.

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Valley City Plating stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (82.4% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 505 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mueller Fittings Co Inc. and Schuff Steel.

#14,785 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Valley City Plating vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

505 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Valley City Plating in the Fabricated Metals sector extract

Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valley City Plating reports the 1,889th-largest volume (505 lbs). Scale peers outside Michigan include Mueller Fittings Co Inc. and Schuff Steel.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Valley City Plating Form-R facts

Sector
Fabricated Metals
TRACE volume
505 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-HEAVY chem count
3 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Nickel And Nickel Compounds

Compare this facility

See how Valley City Plating stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Valley City Plating
505 lbs
Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility
10.6K lbs

95% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Valley City Plating
3
Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility
1

3.0× more 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 Valley City Plating releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 505 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 416 lbs (82.4%)
Air Releases 89 lbs (17.6%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 57% (59 lbs to 93 lbs).

Valley City Plating: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Valley City Plating year-over-year reported totals (increased by 57% 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 And Nickel Compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 59 lbs 3
2020 75 lbs 3
2021 199 lbs 3
2022 79 lbs 3
2023 93 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 374 lbs Carcinogen
Cyanide compounds 92 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 39 lbs -

Valley City Plating · OFFSITE-pathway site

Grand Rapids, MI
42.9026, -85.6466
County TRI context
Kent · 0.0% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
49508VLLYC3353E

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 And Nickel Compounds, Cyanide compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility. Valley City Plating stamps TRACE 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.

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This Valley City Plating TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Valley City Plating 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. 0.0% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arcosa Lws LLC Streetman Tx (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Valley City Plating stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel 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
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