EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Anker Industries
Turtle Creek, PA · Parent: Opta (usa)
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Anker Industries: how the 3.0K lbs splits
3.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.0K lbs 100.0%
Anker Industries's 3.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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
Anker Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Turtle Creek, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2024, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2023-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,821 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. Anker Industries is pounds #603 and chemical-count #56 at 2.0K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holtec Manufacturing; Holtec Manufacturing; Allegheny Petroleum Products Co; Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Victory White Metal Co; Csm Horvath Ledgebrook; Benteler Automotive Holland Inc.; Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc. Other Opta (usa) sites in this extract: Opta - New Kensington; Affival Inc; Opta - Myoma; Harsco Minerals - Nbc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese; Nickel.
Anker Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2023–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Victory White Metal Co and Csm Horvath Ledgebrook.
Anker Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Anker Industries in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Anker Industries reports the 953rd-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Victory White Metal Co and Csm Horvath Ledgebrook.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Anker Industries Form-R facts
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See how Anker Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
14.9× more than the comparison
3.3× more than the comparison
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 Anker Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2023 to 2024, total releases decreased by 50% (2.0K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
Anker Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2023–2024
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Anker Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% from 2023 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2024 | 1.0K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2024). 4 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 500 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 500 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Beryllium | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Silver | 0 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Antimony | 0 lbs | - |
Anker Industries · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Anker Industries
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Holtec Manufacturing, Holtec Manufacturing, Allegheny Petroleum Products 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. Victory White Metal Co, Csm Horvath Ledgebrook, Benteler Automotive Holland Inc..
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Anker Industries on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include 56986 - Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Victory White Metal Co, Csm Horvath Ledgebrook. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Opta (usa) Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Opta - New Kensington, Affival Inc, Opta - Myoma.
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 Copper, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Holtec Manufacturing. Anker Industries 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 Anker Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Anker Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Turtle Creek, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2023–2024 (2 years). NAICS 331313 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 56986 - Joy Global Underground Mining LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Anker Industries stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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