EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Akron Brass
Wooster, OH · Parent: Idex Corp
- Total releases
- 109.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Akron Brass: how the 109.4K lbs splits
109.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 108.5K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 941 lbs 0.9%
Akron Brass's 109.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Akron Brass is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wooster, OH, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 80.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 109.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,403 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Akron Brass is pounds #264 and chemical-count #749 at 109.4K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Artiflex Manufacturing LLC Gerstco Div Wooster; Aam Metal Forming | Wooster Manufacturing; Wooster Products Inc; G&s Bar & Wire LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Ohio: Sas Global Corp; Chem Processing Inc.; Hudapack Metal Treating of Illinois Inc; Crown Group Portland Tn Plant. Other Idex Corp sites in this extract: Idex Health & Science LLC; Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry; Viking Pump Inc. - South Main Facility; Mott Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Akron Brass stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 109.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sas Global Corp and Chem Processing Inc..
Akron Brass vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
109K 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
Akron Brass: Copper-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Akron Brass reports the 421st-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 87.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Sas Global Corp and Chem Processing Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Akron Brass's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 87.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Akron Brass's total reported releases rose from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Akron Brass's off-site transfers rose from 15.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Akron Brass's air releases fell from 509 lb in 2022 to 325 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Akron Brass Form-R facts
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83% 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 Akron Brass releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 109.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1672% (4.5K lbs to 80.1K lbs).
Akron Brass: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Akron Brass year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1672% from 2019 to 2023). 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 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 16.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 80.1K lbs | 2 |
Akron Brass · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Akron Brass
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Artiflex Manufacturing LLC Gerstco Div Wooster, Aam Metal Forming | Wooster Manufacturing, Wooster Products Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Sas Global Corp, Chem Processing Inc., Hudapack Metal Treating of Illinois Inc.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Akron Brass on cumulative reported pounds (109.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Afl Telecommunications, Frito-Lay Inc., Baker Petrolite. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Idex Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Idex Health & Science LLC, Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry, Viking Pump Inc. - South Main Facility.
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, Lead; nearby reporters include Artiflex Manufacturing LLC Gerstco Div Wooster. Akron Brass stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Akron Brass TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Akron Brass totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wooster, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332919 · Fabricated Metals. 15.5% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Afl Telecommunications (Δ 100 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Akron Brass stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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