EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC
Allentown, PA · Parent: B Braun Medical Inc
- Total releases
- 6.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC: how the 6.4K lbs splits
6.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.4K lbs 100.0%
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC's 6.4K 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: Ethylene oxide.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Allentown, PA, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 447 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 6.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,858 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. B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC is pounds #480 and chemical-count #637 at 6.0K 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: Bridesburg Foundry Co; Puritan Products Inc.; Metem - a Ge Vernova Business; Cera-Met. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Pennsylvania: Century Mfg Inc; Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl; Stuller Inc.; Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co. LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene oxide; Ethylene glycol.
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Century Mfg Inc and Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl.
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.0K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC: Ethylene oxide-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC reports the 129th-largest volume (6.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene oxide alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Century Mfg Inc and Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl.
Concentrated means ≥60% of B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene oxide at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 84% (2.8K lbs to 447 lbs).
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC: 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 B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 84% 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: Ethylene oxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 449 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 445 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 444 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 447 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 6.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC on cumulative reported pounds (6.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Armacell LLC, Gnb Kck LLC, Swift Lumber Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Bridesburg Foundry Co. B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Allentown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.1% of Lehigh TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Armacell LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide. 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