EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Albert Lea Electroplating
Albert Lea, MN
- Total releases
- 34.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Albert Lea Electroplating: how the 34.1K lbs splits
34.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 34.1K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 80 lbs 0.2%
Albert Lea Electroplating's 34.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Albert Lea Electroplating is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Albert Lea, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 34.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,011 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Albert Lea Electroplating is pounds #156 and chemical-count #243 at 34.1K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lou-Rich Inc; Pro Manufacturing Inc; Agra Resources LLC (dba Poet Glenville); Reg Albert Lea LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Unistrut International Corp; Intermetro Industries Corp; Cleveland Steel Container Corp - Streetsboro Plant; Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Albert Lea Electroplating stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 34.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Unistrut International Corp and Intermetro Industries Corp.
Albert Lea Electroplating vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
34K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Albert Lea Electroplating: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Albert Lea Electroplating reports the 796th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Unistrut International Corp and Intermetro Industries Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Albert Lea Electroplating's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Albert Lea Electroplating's total reported releases fell from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Albert Lea Electroplating's off-site transfers fell from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Albert Lea Electroplating Form-R facts
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See how Albert Lea Electroplating stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
73.9× more than the comparison
67% 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 Albert Lea Electroplating releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (9.2K lbs to 5.4K lbs).
Albert Lea Electroplating: 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 Albert Lea Electroplating year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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 | 9.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 34.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 46 lbs | - |
Albert Lea Electroplating · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Albert Lea Electroplating
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Lou-Rich Inc, Pro Manufacturing Inc, Agra Resources LLC (dba Poet Glenville), ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Unistrut International Corp, Intermetro Industries Corp, Cleveland Steel Container Corp - Streetsboro Plant.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Albert Lea Electroplating on cumulative reported pounds (34.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Unistrut International Corp, Intermetro Industries Corp, Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii. 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.
- Unistrut International Corp Wayne, MI · Fabricated Metals 34.1K lbs reported
- Intermetro Industries Corp Wilkes-barre, PA · Fabricated Metals 34.2K lbs reported
- Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii Morristown, TN · Wood Products 34.1K lbs reported
- Nucor Tubular Products - Trinity Trinity, AL · Primary Metals 34.1K 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 Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Lou-Rich Inc. Albert Lea Electroplating stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Albert Lea Electroplating TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Albert Lea Electroplating totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Albert Lea, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 20.4% of Freeborn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Unistrut International Corp (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Albert Lea Electroplating stamps LIGHT 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