EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
United Surface Finishing
Canton, OH
- Total releases
- 105.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
United Surface Finishing: how the 105.1K lbs splits
105.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 105.1K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 40 lbs <0.1%
United Surface Finishing's 105.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
United Surface Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Canton, OH, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 39.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 105.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,479 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. United Surface Finishing is pounds #271 and chemical-count #577 at 105.1K 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: Matalco USA LLC; Fresh Mark Canton; United Rolls Inc; Kephaco Corp DBA As American Marble Industries. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Ohio: Vam USA; Trident Americas; Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing; Profile Finishing Systems Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
United Surface Finishing stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 105.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vam USA and Trident Americas.
United Surface Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
105K 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
United Surface Finishing: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, United Surface Finishing reports the 434th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Vam USA and Trident Americas.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Surface Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Surface Finishing's total reported releases rose from 29.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Surface Finishing's off-site transfers rose from 29.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Surface Finishing Form-R facts
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20546.6× more than the comparison
40% 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 United Surface Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 105.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 143633% (28 lbs to 39.5K lbs).
United Surface Finishing: 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 United Surface Finishing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 143633% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 16 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 35.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 29.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 39.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 105.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 64 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5 lbs | - |
United Surface Finishing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Surface Finishing
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Matalco USA LLC, Fresh Mark Canton, United Rolls Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Vam USA, Trident Americas, Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Surface Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (105.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Sumiriko Tennessee Inc., Aei LLC, Nugen Energy LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Nitric acid, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Matalco USA LLC. United Surface 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 United Surface Finishing TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Surface Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Canton, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Stark TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sumiriko Tennessee Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Surface Finishing stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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