EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Federal Cartridge Co
Anoka, MN · Parent: Vista Outdoor Inc
- Total releases
- 773.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Federal Cartridge Co: how the 773.5K lbs splits
773.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 750.1K lbs 97.0%
- Air Releases 23.4K lbs 3.0%
Federal Cartridge Co's 773.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Federal Cartridge Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Anoka, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 168.4K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 773.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,517 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. Federal Cartridge Co is pounds #29 and chemical-count #8 at 773.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nvent Hoffman; Ballantine - Div of U.S. Tsubaki; Graco Inc-Anoka; Life Fitness. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; Regal Ware West Bend; Lake City Plating Plant 2; Ajax Metal Processing Inc. Other Vista Outdoor Inc sites in this extract: Ammunition Operations LLC; Champion Target; Federal Cartridge Company-Oroville Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds.
Federal Cartridge Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.0% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 773.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp and Regal Ware West Bend.
Federal Cartridge Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
774K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Federal Cartridge Co inside Anoka's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Federal Cartridge Co reports the 61st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 46.3% of every pound reported in Anoka. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp and Regal Ware West Bend.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Anoka's reported pounds (1.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Federal Cartridge Co's total reported releases rose from 149.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 168.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Federal Cartridge Co's air releases fell from 6.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Federal Cartridge Co's off-site transfers rose from 143.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 165.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Federal Cartridge Co Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Federal Cartridge Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
80.1× more than the comparison
2.8× 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 Federal Cartridge Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 773.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13% (148.4K lbs to 168.4K lbs).
Federal Cartridge Co: 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 Federal Cartridge Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13% 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 148.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 160.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 147.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 149.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 168.4K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 192.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 138.6K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 125.8K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 120.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 85.7K lbs | - |
| Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 37.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 36.9K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 8.8K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Nitroglycerin | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 964 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Arsenic compounds | 931 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 128 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Dibutyl phthalate | 0 lbs | - |
Federal Cartridge Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Federal Cartridge Co
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Nvent Hoffman, Ballantine - Div of U.S. Tsubaki, Graco Inc-Anoka, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Regal Ware West Bend, Lake City Plating Plant 2.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Federal Cartridge Co on cumulative reported pounds (773.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC, Xerxes Corp, Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins LLC. 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.
- Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC Reidsville, NC · Hazardous Waste 772.4K lbs reported
- Xerxes Corp Williamsport, MD · Plastics and Rubber 771.6K lbs reported
- Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs Watertown, SD · Machinery 775.7K lbs reported
- World Energy Biox Biofuels Galena Park, TX · Chemicals 775.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Vista Outdoor Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ammunition Operations LLC, Champion Target, Federal Cartridge Company-Oroville Operations.
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 Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Nvent Hoffman. Federal Cartridge Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Federal Cartridge Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Federal Cartridge Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Anoka, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332992 · Fabricated Metals. 46.3% of Anoka TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC (Δ 1.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Federal Cartridge Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead 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