EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Cera-Met
Bethlehem, PA
- Total releases
- 17.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cera-Met: how the 20.4K lbs splits
20.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 16.8K lbs 82.3%
- Air Releases 3.6K lbs 17.7%
Cera-Met's 20.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 82.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cera-Met is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bethlehem, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 17.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,569 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. Cera-Met is pounds #380 and chemical-count #832 at 17.3K 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: Puritan Products Inc.; B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC; Apollo Metals Ltd; Bridesburg Foundry Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Kent Foundry; Luvata Appleton LLC; Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC; Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol.
Cera-Met stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (82.3% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kent Foundry and Luvata Appleton LLC.
Cera-Met 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
Cera-Met: 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cera-Met reports the 662nd-largest volume (17.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Kent Foundry and Luvata Appleton LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cera-Met's pounds in one chemical - here 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cera-Met's total reported releases fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cera-Met's off-site transfers fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cera-Met Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cera-Met releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 18% (3.7K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
Cera-Met: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Cera-Met year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 3.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 20.4K lbs | - |
Cera-Met · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cera-Met
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Puritan Products Inc., B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC, Apollo Metals Ltd, 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. Kent Foundry, Luvata Appleton LLC, Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cera-Met on cumulative reported pounds (17.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Reid Metal Finishing, Chemical Research\technology (cr\t), Farmdale Creamery LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol; nearby reporters include Puritan Products Inc.. Cera-Met 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.
Use and verify this record
This Cera-Met TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cera-Met totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bethlehem, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331524 · Primary Metals. 0.4% of Lehigh TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Reid Metal Finishing (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cera-Met stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol. 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