EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Punxsutawney Finishing Works
Punxsutawney, PA
- Total releases
- 477.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Punxsutawney Finishing Works: how the 546.6K lbs splits
546.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 546.6K lbs 100.0%
Punxsutawney Finishing Works's 546.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Punxsutawney Finishing Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Punxsutawney, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 69.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 477.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,009 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. Punxsutawney Finishing Works is pounds #80 and chemical-count #229 at 477.0K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Proform Powder Metals; Mersen USA Gs - Nac Corp.; Star Iron Works Inc.; Symmco Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Rexam Beverage Can Co Re: Phoenix Facility; Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve; Dynaburr Chicago Inc.; Delta Faucet Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Punxsutawney Finishing Works stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 477.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rexam Beverage Can Co Re: Phoenix Facility and Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve.
Punxsutawney Finishing Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
477K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Punxsutawney Finishing Works inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Punxsutawney Finishing Works reports the 116th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 54.5% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 94.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Rexam Beverage Can Co Re: Phoenix Facility and Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson's reported pounds (875.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Punxsutawney Finishing Works's total reported releases fell from 73.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Punxsutawney Finishing Works's off-site transfers fell from 73.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Punxsutawney Finishing Works Form-R facts
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See how Punxsutawney Finishing Works stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
22.0× more than the comparison
67% 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 Punxsutawney Finishing Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 546.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 50% (140.3K lbs to 69.6K lbs).
Punxsutawney Finishing Works: 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 Punxsutawney Finishing Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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 | 140.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 111.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 79.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 73.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 72.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 69.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 515.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 10.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Punxsutawney Finishing Works · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Punxsutawney Finishing Works on cumulative reported pounds (477.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Basf Corp, Corning Inc, Maverick Boat Group Inc.. 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.
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, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Proform Powder Metals. Punxsutawney Finishing Works stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Punxsutawney Finishing Works TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Punxsutawney Finishing Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Punxsutawney, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 54.5% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Corp (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Punxsutawney Finishing Works stamps MID 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