EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Paragon Industries Inc
Sapulpa, OK
- Total releases
- 58.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Paragon Industries Inc: how the 58.8K lbs splits
58.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 58.7K lbs 99.9%
- Water Discharges 70 lbs 0.1%
Paragon Industries Inc's 58.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Paragon Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sapulpa, OK, in the primary metals sector. It reported 67 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 58.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,767 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Paragon Industries Inc is pounds #102 and chemical-count #176 at 58.8K lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Ardagh Glass Inc; Premier Plant Services LLC; Webco Industries Inc Kellyville Specialty Tube. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Oklahoma: Thermalex Inc; Tapco Tube Co/meadville; Gerdau Wilton; Fort Wayne Metals Research Products LLC (ferguson Site). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Manganese; Lead.
Paragon Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 58.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Thermalex Inc and Tapco Tube Co/meadville.
Paragon Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
59K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paragon Industries Inc: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Paragon Industries Inc reports the 481st-largest volume (58.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Oklahoma include Thermalex Inc and Tapco Tube Co/meadville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paragon Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paragon Industries Inc's total reported releases fell from 19.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 67 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paragon Industries Inc's air releases fell from 19.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 55 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paragon Industries Inc's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paragon Industries Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Paragon Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (23.1K lbs to 67 lbs).
Paragon Industries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Paragon Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 61 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 19.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 67 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 58.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 349 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Paragon Industries Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. Thermalex Inc, Tapco Tube Co/meadville, Gerdau Wilton.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paragon Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (58.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Si Group Inc, Plato Woodwork Inc, Shelter Works. 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.
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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 Certain glycol ethers, Manganese, Lead; nearby reporters include Real Alloy Recycling LLC. Paragon Industries 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 Paragon Industries Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paragon Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sapulpa, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 3.6% of Creek TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Si Group Inc (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paragon Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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