EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Nico Products Inc
Minneapolis, MN
- Total releases
- 205.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nico Products Inc: how the 205.0K lbs splits
205.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 204.7K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 370 lbs 0.2%
Nico Products Inc's 205.0K 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.
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 CARC-LEAN
Nico Products Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Minneapolis, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 41.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 205.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,204 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. Nico Products Inc is pounds #63 and chemical-count #73 at 205.0K 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: Smith Foundry Co; Wanner Engineering Inc; Boker's Inc.; Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container; Nibco of Virginia Inc.; Broadwind Towers Inc; Nashville Wire Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nickel compounds; Manganese compounds.
Nico Products Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 205.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container and Nibco of Virginia Inc..
Nico Products Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
205K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nico Products Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Nico Products Inc reports the 267th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 82.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container and Nibco of Virginia Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nico Products Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 82.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nico Products Inc's total reported releases fell from 43.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nico Products Inc's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nico Products Inc's off-site transfers fell from 43.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nico Products Inc Form-R facts
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See how Nico Products Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
169.6× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Nico Products Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 205.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (46.1K lbs to 41.0K lbs).
Nico Products Inc: 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 Nico Products Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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 | 46.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 35.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 39.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 43.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 41.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 168.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 25.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 50 lbs | - |
Nico Products Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nico Products Inc
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Smith Foundry Co, Wanner Engineering Inc, Boker's Inc., 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. Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container, Nibco of Virginia Inc., Broadwind Towers Inc.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nico Products Inc on cumulative reported pounds (205.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include West Fraser US Ewp LLC Jefferson, Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Molson Coors Beverage Co USA LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- West Fraser US Ewp LLC Jefferson Jefferson, TX · Wood Products 205.1K lbs reported
- Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals Walton Hills, OH · Chemicals 205.0K lbs reported
- Molson Coors Beverage Co USA LLC Albany, GA · Beverages 205.2K lbs reported
- Louisiana Pacific Jasper Osb Jasper, TX · Wood Products 204.9K 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, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Smith Foundry Co. Nico Products Inc stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Nico Products Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nico Products Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Minneapolis, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 4.5% of Hennepin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser US Ewp LLC Jefferson (Δ 42 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nico Products Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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