EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ampal
Palmerton, PA · Parent: US Metal Powders Inc
- Total releases
- 8.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ampal: how the 10.1K lbs splits
10.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 10.1K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ampal's 10.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ampal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Palmerton, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 8.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,120 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ampal is pounds #439 and chemical-count #358 at 8.7K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa; American Nickeloid Co; Blue Ridge Pressure Castings. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Accurate Specialties Inc; Aludyne Pierceton; Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products Llc.; Rochester Silver Works LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Lead; Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Ampal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Accurate Specialties Inc and Aludyne Pierceton.
Ampal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.7K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ampal: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ampal reports the 763rd-largest volume (8.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 86.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Accurate Specialties Inc and Aludyne Pierceton.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ampal's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 86.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ampal's total reported releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ampal's air releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ampal 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 Ampal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 23% (1.9K lbs to 1.4K lbs).
Ampal: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Ampal year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 8.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 4 lbs | - |
Ampal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ampal
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Befesa Zinc US Inc., Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa, American Nickeloid Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Accurate Specialties Inc, Aludyne Pierceton, Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products Llc..
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ampal on cumulative reported pounds (8.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc., Global Dallas Terminal, The Gillette Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Lead, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Befesa Zinc US Inc.. Ampal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Ampal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ampal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Palmerton, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Carbon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ampal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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