EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Esco Group
Portland, OR
- Total releases
- 190.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Esco Group: how the 190.2K lbs splits
190.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 183.1K lbs 96.2%
- Air Releases 7.2K lbs 3.8%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Esco Group's 190.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
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
Esco Group is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Portland, OR, in the primary metals sector. It reported 34.1K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 190.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,334 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. Esco Group is pounds #45 and chemical-count #16 at 190.2K 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: Griffith Rubber Mills; Solenis LLC; Zinkpower Portland LLC; Central Premix Concrete Products Co.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Oregon: Amg Vanadium LLC; Big River Steel LLC; Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC; Haynes International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Esco Group stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.2% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 190.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amg Vanadium LLC and Big River Steel LLC.
Esco Group vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
190K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Esco Group in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Esco Group reports the 314th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Oregon include Amg Vanadium LLC and Big River Steel LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Esco Group's total reported releases fell from 45.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Esco Group's air releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Esco Group's off-site transfers fell from 43.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Esco Group Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Esco Group releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 190.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (46.7K lbs to 34.1K lbs).
Esco Group: 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 Esco Group year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 31.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 32.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 45.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 34.1K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 86.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 60.5K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 16.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 10.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 3.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 429 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 321 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
Esco Group · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Esco Group
Closest other reporters in Oregon - including Griffith Rubber Mills, Solenis LLC, Zinkpower Portland LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oregon - e.g. Amg Vanadium LLC, Big River Steel LLC, Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC.
Compare beyond Oregon
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Esco Group on cumulative reported pounds (190.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Air System Components LP, Metton America Inc, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Air System Components LP Ponca City, OK · Fabricated Metals 190.2K lbs reported
- Metton America Inc La Porte, TX · Chemicals 190.4K lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland Lakeland, FL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 190.1K lbs reported
- Ecological Tanks Inc Downsville, LA · Plastics and Rubber 190.1K 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 Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Griffith Rubber Mills. Esco Group 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 Esco Group TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Esco Group totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Portland, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 2.5% of Multnomah TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Air System Components LP (Δ 70 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Esco Group stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds. 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