EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Kopp Glass Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
- Total releases
- 53.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kopp Glass Inc: how the 64.7K lbs splits
64.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 64.0K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 648 lbs 1.0%
Kopp Glass Inc's 64.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kopp Glass Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittsburgh, PA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 11.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 53.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,982 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. Kopp Glass Inc is pounds #243 and chemical-count #446 at 53.4K 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: Ascent Tubular Products; Epic Metals Corp; Pittsburgh Electrical Insulation; Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Pennsylvania: Giant Cement Co; Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant; Wells Cos (formerly Spancrete Industries Inc.); Holcim(us) Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Kopp Glass Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 53.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Giant Cement Co and Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant.
Kopp Glass Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
53K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kopp Glass Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Kopp Glass Inc reports the 222nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 89.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Giant Cement Co and Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kopp Glass Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 89.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kopp Glass Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kopp Glass Inc's air releases rose from 96 lb in 2022 to 111 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kopp Glass Inc's off-site transfers fell from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kopp Glass Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kopp Glass Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 64.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 3% (11.6K lbs to 11.3K lbs).
Kopp Glass Inc: 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 Kopp Glass Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 10.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 9.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 11.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 57.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
Kopp Glass Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Ascent Tubular Products, Epic Metals Corp, Pittsburgh Electrical Insulation, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Giant Cement Co, Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant, Wells Cos (formerly Spancrete Industries Inc.).
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kopp Glass Inc on cumulative reported pounds (53.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hexion Inc., Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, East Side Plating Inc Plants 1-3. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ascent Tubular Products. Kopp Glass Inc 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.
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This Kopp Glass Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kopp Glass Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pittsburgh, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327212 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.1% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hexion Inc. (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kopp Glass Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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