EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc
Saint Paul, MN
- Total releases
- 9.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc: how the 9.2K lbs splits
9.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.1K lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 75 lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 4 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc's 9.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Paul, MN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 9.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,001 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. Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc is pounds #217 and chemical-count #260 at 9.2K 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: Rexam Beverage Can Co; Viking Drill & Tool Inc; Metro Manufacturing Inc; J & L Wire Cloth Co Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Minnesota: Worthington Samuel Coil Processing; Metal Technologies Inc Three Rivers Gray Iron; Michigan Wheel Operations LLC; Kentucky Smelting Technology. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Worthington Samuel Coil Processing and Metal Technologies Inc Three Rivers Gray Iron.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.2K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc reports the 752nd-largest volume (9.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Worthington Samuel Coil Processing and Metal Technologies Inc Three Rivers Gray Iron.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop 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 Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13% (1.9K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc: 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 Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Rexam Beverage Can Co, Viking Drill & Tool Inc, Metro Manufacturing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, Metal Technologies Inc Three Rivers Gray Iron, Michigan Wheel Operations LLC.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc on cumulative reported pounds (9.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Amcol Health & Beauty Solutions Inc, Harwick Standard Distribution Corp, Microchip Technology Inc.. 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.
- Amcol Health & Beauty Solutions Inc Lafayette, LA · Chemicals 9.2K lbs reported
- Harwick Standard Distribution Corp Akron, OH · Chemical Wholesalers 9.2K lbs reported
- Microchip Technology Inc. Tempe, AZ · Computers and Electronic Products 9.2K lbs reported
- Bucking Horse Plant Douglas, WY · Natural Gas Processing 9.2K 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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Rexam Beverage Can Co. Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Paul, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Ramsey TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Amcol Health & Beauty Solutions Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper. 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