EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Paramount Metal Finishing
Linden, NJ
- Total releases
- 107.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Paramount Metal Finishing: how the 114.3K lbs splits
114.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 114.2K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 60 lbs 0.1%
Paramount Metal Finishing's 114.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Paramount Metal Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Linden, NJ, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 6.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 107.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,440 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. Paramount Metal Finishing is pounds #46 and chemical-count #152 at 107.5K 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: Solar Compounds Corp; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc; Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside New Jersey: Arc Colorado Inc.; Peerless Chain Co; Crown Group Portland Tn Plant; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Paramount Metal Finishing stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 107.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arc Colorado Inc. and Peerless Chain Co.
Paramount Metal Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
108K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paramount Metal Finishing: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Paramount Metal Finishing reports the 427th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Arc Colorado Inc. and Peerless Chain Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paramount Metal Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paramount Metal Finishing's total reported releases fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paramount Metal Finishing's air releases rose from 10 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paramount Metal Finishing's off-site transfers fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paramount Metal Finishing Form-R facts
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See how Paramount Metal Finishing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
53768.3× more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Paramount Metal Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 114.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 92% (89.0K lbs to 6.8K lbs).
Paramount Metal Finishing: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Paramount Metal Finishing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% 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).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 6.8K 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) | 114.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 55 lbs | - |
Paramount Metal Finishing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paramount Metal Finishing
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Solar Compounds Corp, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 326 other reporting facilities in New Jersey.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Arc Colorado Inc., Peerless Chain Co, Crown Group Portland Tn Plant.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paramount Metal Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (107.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings, Sherwin-Williams Co, Quad County Corn Processors. 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.
- Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings Eugene, OR · Chemicals 107.5K lbs reported
- Sherwin-Williams Co Arlington, TX · Chemicals 107.6K lbs reported
- Quad County Corn Processors Galva, IA · Chemicals 107.6K lbs reported
- Gm - Romulus Engine Operations Romulus, MI · Transportation Equipment 107.6K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Solar Compounds Corp. Paramount Metal Finishing stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Paramount Metal Finishing TRI extract (MID · 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.
Paramount Metal Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Linden, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.6% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings (Δ 25 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paramount Metal Finishing stamps MID 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