EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC
Homer City, PA
- Total releases
- 17.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC: how the 18.0K lbs splits
18.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 16.9K lbs 94.1%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 5.9%
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC's 18.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Homer City, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 158 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 17.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,502 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. Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC is pounds #374 and chemical-count #203 at 17.8K 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: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC; Homer City Generation LP; Specialty Bar Products Co; Westinghouse Electric Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Hoeganaes Corp; Pcc Structurals Inc.; Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry; D&l Foundry Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper.
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.1% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hoeganaes Corp and Pcc Structurals Inc..
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC: Nickel And Nickel Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC reports the 658th-largest volume (17.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel And Nickel Compounds alone is 64.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 65.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Hoeganaes Corp and Pcc Structurals Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel And Nickel Compounds at 64.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC's total reported releases rose from 169 lb in 2022 to 211 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC's air releases rose from 169 lb in 2022 to 211 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC Form-R facts
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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 Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 94% (2.8K lbs to 158 lbs).
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC: 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 Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 14.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 163 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 169 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 211 lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 158 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 11.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Copper | 502 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 282 lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 184 lbs | Carcinogen |
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Homer City Generation LP, Specialty Bar Products Co, 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. Hoeganaes Corp, Pcc Structurals Inc., Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC on cumulative reported pounds (17.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Del Dee Foods Inc, Arlwin Manufacturing Co Inc, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant North. 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.
- Del Dee Foods Inc Appleton, MN · Food 17.8K lbs reported
- Arlwin Manufacturing Co Inc Smith Center, KS · Plastics and Rubber 17.8K lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant North Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 17.8K lbs reported
- Bakelite Chemicals LLC Columbus, OH · Chemicals 17.9K lbs reported
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 Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper; nearby reporters include Joy Global Underground Mining LLC. Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Homer City, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Indiana TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Del Dee Foods Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel 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