EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc

Union, NJ

Total releases
8.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc: how the 8.8K lbs splits

8.8K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 8.2K lbs 93.2%
  • Air Releases 599 lbs 6.8%

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc's 8.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Union, NJ, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 570 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 8.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,234 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc is pounds #132 and chemical-count #160 at 8.2K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Synray Corp; Idl Techniedge; Acupowder International LLC; Pamarco Global Graphics. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside New Jersey: Dometic Corp; Prysmian Cables & Systems LLC; Siemens Energy Inc; Nexans Energy USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.

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Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dometic Corp and Prysmian Cables & Systems LLC.

#10,234 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

8.2K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume

Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc reports the 183rd-largest volume (8.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 93.2% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Dometic Corp and Prysmian Cables & Systems LLC.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 93.2%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 879 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 819 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc's air releases fell from 99 lb in 2022 to 60 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Electrical Equipment
LIGHT volume
8.2K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc
8.2K lbs
Synray Corp
12.4K lbs

34% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc
2
Synray Corp
9

78% 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 Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.8K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 8.2K lbs (93.2%)
Air Releases 599 lbs (6.8%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 79% (2.7K lbs to 570 lbs).

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% from 2019 to 2024). 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.7K lbs 2
2020 1.7K lbs 2
2021 1.4K lbs 2
2022 1.5K lbs 2
2023 879 lbs 2
2024 570 lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 8.2K lbs -
Nitric acid 599 lbs -

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Union, NJ
40.6896, -74.2889
County TRI context
Union · 0.0% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
07083FRMST941BA

Compare beyond New Jersey

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (8.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Dermamed Coatings Co, Global Port Everglades East Terminal, Michelin Na Inc US10. 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.

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; nearby reporters include Synray Corp. Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc 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 Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · 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.

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Union, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 335129 · Electrical Equipment. 0.0% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dermamed Coatings Co (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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