EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Electric Materials Co
North East, PA · Parent: United Stars Inc
- Total releases
- 22.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Electric Materials Co: how the 27.0K lbs splits
27.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.2K lbs 63.7%
- Off-site Transfers 9.8K lbs 36.2%
- Water Discharges 30 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 10 lbs <0.1%
Electric Materials Co's 27.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 63.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 36.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Electric Materials Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North East, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 4.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 22.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,017 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. Electric Materials Co is pounds #343 and chemical-count #823 at 22.1K 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: Better Baked Foods Inc; Welch Foods Inc.; Ge Transportation - Erie; Cosmed of Pennsylvania. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Cpp-Syracuse; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Phillips & Johnston Rock River Fabrications; Northern Stainless Corp. Other United Stars Inc sites in this extract: United Stainless Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
Electric Materials Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in North East, PA: 22.1K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 63.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cpp-Syracuse and Hydro Extrusion USA LLC.
Electric Materials Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Electric Materials Co: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Electric Materials Co reports the 629th-largest volume (22.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Cpp-Syracuse and Hydro Extrusion USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Electric Materials Co's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Electric Materials Co's total reported releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Electric Materials Co's off-site transfers fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Electric Materials Co's air releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Electric Materials Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Electric Materials Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 28% (3.8K lbs to 4.9K lbs).
Electric Materials Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Electric Materials Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 4.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 27.0K lbs | - |
Electric Materials Co in Erie
Nearest TRI Facilities to Electric Materials Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Better Baked Foods Inc, Welch Foods Inc., Ge Transportation - Erie, 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. Cpp-Syracuse, Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, Phillips & Johnston Rock River Fabrications.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Electric Materials Co on cumulative reported pounds (22.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Caymas Boats LLC, Cabinetworks Group Middlefield Plant 1, Triangle Brick - Merry Oaks. 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.
- Caymas Boats LLC Ashland City, TN · Transportation Equipment 22.1K lbs reported
- Cabinetworks Group Middlefield Plant 1 Middlefield, OH · Furniture 22.1K lbs reported
- Triangle Brick - Merry Oaks Moncure, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 22.1K lbs reported
- Avicenna Technology DBA Laserage Waukegan, IL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 22.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other United Stars Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including United Stainless Inc.
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 And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Better Baked Foods Inc. Electric Materials Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Electric Materials Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Electric Materials Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North East, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 0.7% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Caymas Boats LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Electric Materials Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 63.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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