EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Peerless Chain Co
Winona, MN · Parent: Peerless Industrial Group Inc
- Total releases
- 107.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Peerless Chain Co: how the 107.9K lbs splits
107.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 107.5K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 314 lbs 0.3%
Peerless Chain Co's 107.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Peerless Chain Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winona, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 19.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 107.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,432 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. Peerless Chain Co is pounds #98 and chemical-count #132 at 107.9K 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: Miller Waste Mills DBA Rtp Co; Midwest Metal Products Inc; Badger Foundry Co; We-No-Nah Canoe Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Paramount Metal Finishing; Crown Group Portland Tn Plant; Arc Colorado Inc.; Hudapack Metal Treating of Illinois Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead; Manganese; Nickel.
Peerless Chain Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 107.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Paramount Metal Finishing and Crown Group Portland Tn Plant.
Peerless Chain Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
108K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Peerless Chain Co inside Winona's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Peerless Chain Co reports the 426th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 30.8% of every pound reported in Winona. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Paramount Metal Finishing and Crown Group Portland Tn Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Winona's reported pounds (350.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Peerless Chain Co's total reported releases rose from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peerless Chain Co's off-site transfers rose from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Peerless Chain Co 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 Peerless Chain Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 107.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (25.3K lbs to 19.2K lbs).
Peerless Chain 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 Peerless Chain Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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 | 25.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 20.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 27.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 15.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 19.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 107.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 131 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 33 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
Peerless Chain Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Peerless Chain Co
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Miller Waste Mills DBA Rtp Co, Midwest Metal Products Inc, Badger Foundry Co, 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. Paramount Metal Finishing, Crown Group Portland Tn Plant, Arc Colorado Inc..
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Peerless Chain Co on cumulative reported pounds (107.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Valero Renewable Fuels LLC, Interfor U.S. Inc. - Fayette Div, Arclin Surfaces LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Miller Waste Mills DBA Rtp Co. Peerless Chain 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 Peerless Chain Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Peerless Chain Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winona, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332618 · Fabricated Metals. 30.8% of Winona TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valero Renewable Fuels LLC (Δ 41 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Peerless Chain Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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