EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Bear Metallurgical Co
Butler, PA
- Total releases
- 685 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bear Metallurgical Co: how the 691 lbs splits
691 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 689 lbs 99.7%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Bear Metallurgical Co's 691 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Molybdenum trioxide.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Bear Metallurgical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Butler, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 6 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 685 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 14,387 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. Bear Metallurgical Co is pounds #702 and chemical-count #392 at 685 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div; Ppc Lubricants LLC; Jsp Intl Mfg; Harsco Metals - Butler. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Auris Noble Alloy Sorting; Quality Non-Ferrous Foundry; Webco Industries Inc Kellyville Specialty Tube; Celina Aluminum Precision Tech. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Molybdenum trioxide; Vanadium compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Bear Metallurgical Co stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 685 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Auris Noble Alloy Sorting and Quality Non-Ferrous Foundry.
Bear Metallurgical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
685 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bear Metallurgical Co in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bear Metallurgical Co reports the 1,054th-largest volume (685 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Auris Noble Alloy Sorting and Quality Non-Ferrous Foundry.
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
- Bear Metallurgical Co's total reported releases fell from 134 lb in 2022 to 122 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bear Metallurgical Co's air releases fell from 134 lb in 2022 to 122 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bear Metallurgical Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bear Metallurgical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 691 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 98% (262 lbs to 6 lbs).
Bear Metallurgical Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Bear Metallurgical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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: Molybdenum trioxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 262 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 83 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 85 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 134 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 122 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Molybdenum trioxide | 344 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 314 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 30 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4 lbs | - |
Bear Metallurgical Co · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div, Ppc Lubricants LLC, Jsp Intl Mfg, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Auris Noble Alloy Sorting, Quality Non-Ferrous Foundry, Webco Industries Inc Kellyville Specialty Tube.
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 Molybdenum trioxide, Vanadium compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div. Bear Metallurgical Co stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Bear Metallurgical Co TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Molybdenum trioxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bear Metallurgical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Butler, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sepro Distribution Center (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bear Metallurgical Co stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Molybdenum trioxide. 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