EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Benchmade Knife Co
Oregon City, OR
- Total releases
- 43.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Benchmade Knife Co: how the 43.7K lbs splits
43.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 43.6K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 40 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Benchmade Knife Co's 43.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Benchmade Knife Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Oregon City, OR, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 43.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,430 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oregon's 285 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Benchmade Knife Co is pounds #81 and chemical-count #204 at 43.7K lbs. Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant leads reported pounds (32.0M lbs) at 6 chemicals (chemical-count #39). Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc. leads chemical count at 56 chemicals (15.6M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Oregon Inc; Willamette Falls Paper Co; Miles Fiberglass & Plastics Inc; Safeway Inc- Milk Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Oregon: Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island; Southern Aluminum Finishing Co Winston Paint; American Nickeloid Co; Spectra Metal Sales Inc CC700. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium.
Benchmade Knife Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 43.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island and Southern Aluminum Finishing Co Winston Paint.
Benchmade Knife Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
44K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Benchmade Knife Co: Chromium-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Benchmade Knife Co reports the 721st-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Oregon include Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island and Southern Aluminum Finishing Co Winston Paint.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Benchmade Knife Co's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Benchmade Knife Co's total reported releases fell from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benchmade Knife Co's off-site transfers fell from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Benchmade Knife Co Form-R facts
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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 Benchmade Knife Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (8.9K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
Benchmade Knife Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Benchmade Knife Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 11.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium | 43.7K lbs | - |
Benchmade Knife Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Benchmade Knife Co
Closest other reporters in Oregon - including Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Oregon Inc, Willamette Falls Paper Co, Miles Fiberglass & Plastics Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oregon - e.g. Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island, Southern Aluminum Finishing Co Winston Paint, American Nickeloid Co.
Compare beyond Oregon
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Benchmade Knife Co on cumulative reported pounds (43.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Johns Manville Plant 01, N.o.f. - Fordsville, Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island. 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.
- Johns Manville Plant 01 Waterville, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 43.7K lbs reported
- N.o.f. - Fordsville Fordsville, KY · Furniture 43.6K lbs reported
- Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island Memphis, TN · Fabricated Metals 43.6K lbs reported
- Hfi LLC (0125034004) Canal Winchester, OH · Transportation Equipment 43.7K lbs reported
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 Chromium; nearby reporters include Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Oregon Inc. Benchmade Knife Co stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Benchmade Knife Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Benchmade Knife Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Oregon City, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332216 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of Clackamas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Johns Manville Plant 01 (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Benchmade Knife Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium. 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