EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Rec Silicon
Butte, MT
- Total releases
- 25.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Rec Silicon: how the 25.4K lbs splits
25.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 25.1K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 250 lbs 1.0%
- Water Discharges 10 lbs <0.1%
Rec Silicon's 25.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Rec Silicon is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Butte, MT, in the primary metals sector. It reported 25.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022. That ranks 7,694 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Montana's 67 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Rec Silicon is pounds #31 and chemical-count #54 at 25.4K lbs. Montana Resources LLC leads reported pounds (215.2M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #11). Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery leads chemical count at 39 chemicals (465.0K lbs, pounds #16). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Montana Precision Products LLC; Solvay USA LLC Silver Bow Plant; Montana Resources LLC; Dave Gates Generating Station. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Montana: Waukesha Foundry Inc; North American Hoganas High Alloys LLC; Lma McLoughlin Annex; Rea Magnet Wire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
Rec Silicon stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.4K lbs (2022–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Waukesha Foundry Inc and North American Hoganas High Alloys LLC.
Rec Silicon vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rec Silicon: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Rec Silicon reports the 607th-largest volume (25.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Montana include Waukesha Foundry Inc and North American Hoganas High Alloys LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rec Silicon's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Rec Silicon Form-R facts
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See how Rec Silicon stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
41.4× more than the comparison
75% less 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 Rec Silicon releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.4K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 25.4K lbs | - |
Rec Silicon · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rec Silicon
Closest other reporters in Montana - including Montana Precision Products LLC, Solvay USA LLC Silver Bow Plant, Montana Resources LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 66 other reporting facilities in Montana.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Montana - e.g. Waukesha Foundry Inc, North American Hoganas High Alloys LLC, Lma McLoughlin Annex.
Compare beyond Montana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rec Silicon on cumulative reported pounds (25.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Buckman Laboratories Inc, American Bluegrass Marble Co Inc, Coating & Converting Technologies Corp.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Buckman Laboratories Inc Memphis, TN · Chemicals 25.4K lbs reported
- American Bluegrass Marble Co Inc Louisville, KY · Plastics and Rubber 25.4K lbs reported
- Coating & Converting Technologies Corp. Philadelphia, PA · Paper 25.4K lbs reported
- Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal Lake Crystal, MN · Chemicals 25.4K 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 And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Montana Precision Products LLC. Rec Silicon stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Rec Silicon TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rec Silicon totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Butte, MT, latest year 2022. NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Silver Bow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Buckman Laboratories Inc (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rec Silicon stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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