EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Twin City Die Castings Co
Minneapolis, MN · Parent: Twin City Die Castings Co
- Total releases
- 2.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Twin City Die Castings Co: how the 2.1K lbs splits
2.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs 0.1%
Twin City Die Castings Co's 2.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Twin City Die Castings Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Minneapolis, MN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 298 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,741 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. Twin City Die Castings Co is pounds #269 and chemical-count #107 at 2.1K 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: Hawkins Inc. - Minneapolis; Twin City Chromium Plating; Mactac; Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical). Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Minnesota: Gateway Aluminum LLC; VV9000 LLC; Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co; Benteler Automotive Holland Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Twin City Die Castings Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gateway Aluminum LLC and VV9000 LLC.
Twin City Die Castings Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Twin City Die Castings Co: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Twin City Die Castings Co reports the 948th-largest volume (2.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 71.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Gateway Aluminum LLC and VV9000 LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Twin City Die Castings Co's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 71.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Twin City Die Castings Co's total reported releases fell from 869 lb in 2022 to 298 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Twin City Die Castings Co's air releases fell from 869 lb in 2022 to 296 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Twin City Die Castings Co's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Twin City Die Castings 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 Twin City Die Castings Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (425 lbs to 298 lbs).
Twin City Die Castings Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Twin City Die Castings Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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 | 425 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 287 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 197 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 869 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 298 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 435 lbs | - |
| Lead | 67 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 52 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 44 lbs | - |
Twin City Die Castings Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Twin City Die Castings Co
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Hawkins Inc. - Minneapolis, Twin City Chromium Plating, Mactac, 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. Gateway Aluminum LLC, VV9000 LLC, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Twin City Die Castings Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Morton Salt Inc, Lilli Gas Plant, Plant #20. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
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, Zinc compounds, Lead, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Hawkins Inc. - Minneapolis. Twin City Die Castings Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Twin City Die Castings Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Twin City Die Castings Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Minneapolis, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Hennepin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Morton Salt Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Twin City Die Castings Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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