EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Lou-Rich Inc
Albert Lea, MN · Parent: Innovance Inc
- Total releases
- 462 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lou-Rich Inc: how the 462 lbs splits
462 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 462 lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lou-Rich Inc's 462 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Lou-Rich Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Albert Lea, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 153 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 462 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,912 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. Lou-Rich Inc is pounds #309 and chemical-count #89 at 462 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Albert Lea Electroplating; Pro Manufacturing Inc; Agra Resources LLC (dba Poet Glenville); Reg Albert Lea LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Plano Metal Specialties Inc; Lakeside Lithography LLC; Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd; Providential Fabricators. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Manganese; Copper.
Lou-Rich Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 462 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plano Metal Specialties Inc and Lakeside Lithography LLC.
Lou-Rich Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
462 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lou-Rich Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Lou-Rich Inc reports the 1,909th-largest volume (462 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Plano Metal Specialties Inc and Lakeside Lithography LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Lou-Rich Inc Form-R facts
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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 Lou-Rich Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 462 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 127% (67 lbs to 153 lbs).
Lou-Rich Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lou-Rich Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 127% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 50 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 47 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 144 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 153 lbs | 6 |
Lou-Rich Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Albert Lea Electroplating, 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. Plano Metal Specialties Inc, Lakeside Lithography LLC, Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd.
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 Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include Albert Lea Electroplating. Lou-Rich Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Lou-Rich Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lou-Rich Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Albert Lea, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332999 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Freeborn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Greenville Venture Partners LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lou-Rich Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium. 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