EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Opta - New Kensington
New Kensington, PA · Parent: Opta (usa)
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Opta - New Kensington: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 100.0%
Opta - New Kensington's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Opta - New Kensington is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Kensington, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 255 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2020-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,842 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. Opta - New Kensington is pounds #667 and chemical-count #216 at 1.0K 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: Keystone Rustproofing Inc.; Northeast Paving Springdale Plant; Old World Industries; Watson Standard Co Harwick Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Watts Regulator Co; Lejeune Steel Co. (2950 Barronett); Nucor Steel Memphis Processing; Efficient Machine Products. Other Opta (usa) sites in this extract: Anker Industries; Affival Inc; Opta - Myoma; Harsco Minerals - Nbc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Phosphorus (yellow or white).
Opta - New Kensington stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2020–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Watts Regulator Co and Lejeune Steel Co. (2950 Barronett).
Opta - New Kensington vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Opta - New Kensington: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Opta - New Kensington reports the 1,743rd-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 60.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Watts Regulator Co and Lejeune Steel Co. (2950 Barronett).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Opta - New Kensington's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 60.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Opta - New Kensington Form-R facts
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59% less than the comparison
6.0× more 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 Opta - New Kensington releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2024, total releases held roughly flat (255 lbs to 255 lbs).
Opta - New Kensington: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2024
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Opta - New Kensington year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat from 2020 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 255 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 255 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 765 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 255 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 255 lbs | - |
| Phosphorus (yellow or white) | 0 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Opta - New Kensington · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Opta - New Kensington
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Keystone Rustproofing Inc., Northeast Paving Springdale Plant, Old World Industries, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Watts Regulator Co, Lejeune Steel Co. (2950 Barronett), Nucor Steel Memphis Processing.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Opta - New Kensington on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Joy Global Mining LLC, Alpha/dyno Nobel, Reladyne Sun Coast LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
Other Opta (usa) Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Anker Industries, Affival Inc, Opta - Myoma.
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, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Phosphorus (yellow or white); nearby reporters include Keystone Rustproofing Inc.. Opta - New Kensington stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Opta - New Kensington TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Opta - New Kensington totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Kensington, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2024 (5 years). NAICS 332618 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Westmoreland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alpha/dyno Nobel (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Opta - New Kensington stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese. 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