EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Pioneer Metal Finishing
New Hope, MN · Parent: Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC
- Total releases
- 326.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pioneer Metal Finishing: how the 326.7K lbs splits
326.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 306.0K lbs 93.7%
- Air Releases 20.7K lbs 6.3%
Pioneer Metal Finishing's 326.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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
Pioneer Metal Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Hope, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 15.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 326.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,472 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. Pioneer Metal Finishing is pounds #40 and chemical-count #166 at 326.7K 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: Electronic Technologies LLC D/b/a Versa Electronics; Avtec Finishing Systems Inc; Abelconn Llc.; Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Bway Corp; Depor Industries-South; Young Galvanizing Inc; Tribar Manufacturing LLC Plant #5. Other Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC sites in this extract: Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls; Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Nickel compounds.
Pioneer Metal Finishing stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.7% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 326.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bway Corp and Depor Industries-South.
Pioneer Metal Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
327K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pioneer Metal Finishing: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Pioneer Metal Finishing reports the 168th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 91.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Bway Corp and Depor Industries-South.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pioneer Metal Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 91.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pioneer Metal Finishing's total reported releases rose from 11.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing's air releases rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing's off-site transfers rose from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pioneer Metal Finishing Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Pioneer Metal Finishing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
408881.7× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 326.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (95.6K lbs to 15.9K lbs).
Pioneer Metal Finishing: 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 66.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 137.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 11.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 15.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 299.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 20.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 6.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Pioneer Metal Finishing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pioneer Metal Finishing
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Electronic Technologies LLC D/b/a Versa Electronics, Avtec Finishing Systems Inc, Abelconn Llc., 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. Bway Corp, Depor Industries-South, Young Galvanizing Inc.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pioneer Metal Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (326.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Basf Corp, Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC, Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
Other Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls, Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi, Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Electronic Technologies LLC D/b/a Versa Electronics. Pioneer Metal Finishing 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pioneer Metal Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Hope, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 7.1% of Hennepin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Corp (Δ 49 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pioneer Metal Finishing stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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