EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc
Buffalo, NY
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.2K lbs 100.0%
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buffalo, NY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 224 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,844 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc is pounds #312 and chemical-count #479 at 2.0K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Frontier Hot Dip Galvanizing Inc; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. Buffalo Inc.; U.c Coatings LLC; Uop LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New York: Keystone Foundry Div; Victory White Metal Co; Csm Horvath Ledgebrook; Anker Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Keystone Foundry Div and Victory White Metal Co.
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K 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
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc reports the 957th-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Keystone Foundry Div and Victory White Metal Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 384 lb in 2022 to 330 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc's air releases fell from 384 lb in 2022 to 330 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 56% (513 lbs to 224 lbs).
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 513 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 400 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 352 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 384 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 330 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 224 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 2.2K lbs | - |
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc
Closest other reporters in New York - including Frontier Hot Dip Galvanizing Inc, Wieland Rolled Products N.a. Buffalo Inc., U.c Coatings LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Keystone Foundry Div, Victory White Metal Co, Csm Horvath Ledgebrook.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ele Corp, Bae Systems, Ufp Schertz LLC. 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.
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; nearby reporters include Frontier Hot Dip Galvanizing Inc. Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buffalo, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ele Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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