EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc
Latrobe, PA · Parent: Whemco Inc
- Total releases
- 101.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc: how the 122.0K lbs splits
122.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 119.4K lbs 97.9%
- Air Releases 2.5K lbs 2.0%
- Water Discharges 111 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc's 122.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Latrobe, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 20.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 101.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,544 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. Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc is pounds #178 and chemical-count #244 at 101.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Latrobe Specialty Metals; Ati Flat Rolled Products Llc-Latrobe Plant; Chestnut Ridge Foam Inc; Pace Industries LLC Airo Div. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Ironunits LLC; US Premier Tube Mills; Dunkirk Specialty Steel LLC; Skyline Steel Llc-Longview. Other Whemco Inc sites in this extract: Whemco-Steel Castings Inc; Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc; Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp; United Rolls Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 101.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ironunits LLC and US Premier Tube Mills.
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
102K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc: Manganese And Manganese Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc reports the 408th-largest volume (101.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese And Manganese Compounds alone is 86.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Ironunits LLC and US Premier Tube Mills.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese And Manganese Compounds at 86.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc's total reported releases rose from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc's off-site transfers rose from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc's air releases fell from 513 lb in 2022 to 458 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc Form-R facts
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See how Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.5× more than the comparison
55% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 122.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 5% (19.3K lbs to 20.3K lbs).
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 17.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 17.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 15.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 31.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 20.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 105.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 10.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Latrobe Specialty Metals, Ati Flat Rolled Products Llc-Latrobe Plant, Chestnut Ridge Foam Inc, 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. Ironunits LLC, US Premier Tube Mills, Dunkirk Specialty Steel LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc on cumulative reported pounds (101.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center, Brandfx LLC, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center Pampa, TX · Chemicals 101.7K lbs reported
- Brandfx LLC Pocahontas, IA · Transportation Equipment 101.7K lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Sedalia, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 101.7K lbs reported
- Harbisonwalker International Inc Windham, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 101.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Whemco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Whemco-Steel Castings Inc, Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc, Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp.
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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Latrobe Specialty Metals. Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Latrobe, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Westmoreland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese 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