EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Pioneer Metal Finishing
Tualatin, OR · Parent: Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC
- Total releases
- 17.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pioneer Metal Finishing: how the 17.1K lbs splits
17.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.4K lbs 84.4%
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 15.6%
Pioneer Metal Finishing's 17.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pioneer Metal Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tualatin, OR, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 17.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,613 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. Pioneer Metal Finishing is pounds #112 and chemical-count #217 at 17.1K 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: Anodize Solutions; Jae Oregon; Sure Power Inc.; High Bar Brands LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Oregon: Nichols Portland; Crown Group Fort Wayne Plant; Valtir LLC Plt 1577; Acme Finishing Co LLC. Other Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC sites in this extract: Pioneer Metal Finishing; Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls; Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Pioneer Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.4% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nichols Portland and Crown Group Fort Wayne Plant.
Pioneer Metal Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pioneer Metal Finishing: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Pioneer Metal Finishing reports the 1,018th-largest volume (17.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Oregon include Nichols Portland and Crown Group Fort Wayne Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pioneer Metal Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pioneer Metal Finishing's total reported releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing's off-site transfers fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing's air releases rose from 788 lb in 2022 to 833 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pioneer Metal Finishing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pioneer Metal Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 102% (2.4K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Pioneer Metal Finishing: 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 102% 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 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 226 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 573 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 17.1K lbs | - |
Pioneer Metal Finishing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pioneer Metal Finishing
Closest other reporters in Oregon - including Anodize Solutions, Jae Oregon, Sure Power Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 284 other reporting facilities in Oregon.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oregon - e.g. Nichols Portland, Crown Group Fort Wayne Plant, Valtir LLC Plt 1577.
Compare beyond Oregon
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pioneer Metal Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (17.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Summit Interconnect Inc, Lancaster Gas Processing Plant, Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility. 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.
- Summit Interconnect Inc Anaheim, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 17.1K lbs reported
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant Fort Lupton, CO · Natural Gas Processing 17.1K lbs reported
- Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility Las Cruces, NM · Other 17.0K lbs reported
- Qorvo Texas LLC Richardson, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 17.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pioneer Metal Finishing, Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls, Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi.
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; nearby reporters include Anodize Solutions. Pioneer Metal Finishing 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pioneer Metal Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tualatin, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.2% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Summit Interconnect Inc (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pioneer Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT 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