EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2
Leesport, PA
- Total releases
- 4 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2: how the 5 lbs splits
5 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs 83.4%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 16.6%
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2's 5 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leesport, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 4 lbs in total across its 2022-2024 reporting years. That ranks 19,185 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. Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 is pounds #951 and chemical-count #767 at 4 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bulk Chemicals Inc; Brenntag Northeast - Snyder Road; Cambridge-Lee Industries; Brenntag Northeast LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1 (ironwood); Pickering Metal Casting LLC; Victaulic Co - Horizon Facility; Duro Cast Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4 lbs (2022–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1 (ironwood) and Pickering Metal Casting LLC.
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4 lbs 26th percentile higher than 26% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 reports the 1,376th-largest volume (4 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1 (ironwood) and Pickering Metal Casting LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2024, total releases increased by 388% (0 lbs to 2 lbs).
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2024
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 388% from 2022 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 4 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Bulk Chemicals Inc, Brenntag Northeast - Snyder Road, Cambridge-Lee Industries, 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. Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1 (ironwood), Pickering Metal Casting LLC, Victaulic Co - Horizon Facility.
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Bulk Chemicals Inc. Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 stamps TRACE 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.
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This Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leesport, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2024 (3 years). NAICS 331491 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Berks TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kcng Iowa LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2 stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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