EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Niagara Refining
Depew, NY
- Total releases
- 81.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Niagara Refining: how the 103.7K lbs splits
103.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 82.2K lbs 79.3%
- Off-site Transfers 21.5K lbs 20.7%
Niagara Refining's 103.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 20.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Niagara Refining is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Depew, NY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 22.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 81.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,029 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. Niagara Refining is pounds #107 and chemical-count #425 at 81.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pcb Piezotronics; Suit-Kote Buffalo; New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc.; Derrick Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New York: Mahle Engine Components USA Inc; Jw Aluminum Mt Holly Operations; L.e. Jones Co LLC; Aarrowcast Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Niagara Refining with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Pcb Piezotronics Depew · 2.0K lbs
- Suit-Kote Buffalo Buffalo · 1 lbs
- New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. Cheektowaga · 318 lbs
- Derrick Corp Cheektowaga · 4.6K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Mahle Engine Components USA Inc (OH) · Jw Aluminum Mt Holly Operations (SC) · L.e. Jones Co LLC (MI)
Niagara Refining stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.3% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mahle Engine Components USA Inc and Jw Aluminum Mt Holly Operations.
Niagara Refining vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
81K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Niagara Refining: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Niagara Refining reports the 433rd-largest volume (81.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Mahle Engine Components USA Inc and Jw Aluminum Mt Holly Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Niagara Refining's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Niagara Refining's total reported releases rose from 16.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Niagara Refining's air releases rose from 12.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Niagara Refining's off-site transfers fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Niagara Refining Form-R facts
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41.5× more than the comparison
67% 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 Niagara Refining releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 103.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 98% (11.4K lbs to 22.5K lbs).
Niagara Refining: 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 Niagara Refining year-over-year reported totals (increased by 98% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 15.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 13.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 16.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 23.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 22.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 103.7K lbs | - |
Niagara Refining · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Niagara Refining
Closest other reporters in New York - including Pcb Piezotronics, Suit-Kote Buffalo, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc., 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. Mahle Engine Components USA Inc, Jw Aluminum Mt Holly Operations, L.e. Jones Co LLC.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Niagara Refining on cumulative reported pounds (81.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Icm Biofuels LLC, 3 Sigma LLC Plant 3, Interplastic 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.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Pcb Piezotronics. Niagara Refining 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.
Use and verify this record
This Niagara Refining TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Niagara Refining totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Depew, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 1.7% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Icm Biofuels LLC (Δ 25 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Niagara Refining stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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