EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ritchey Metals Co Inc
Canonsburg, PA
- Total releases
- 49.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ritchey Metals Co Inc: how the 59.1K lbs splits
59.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 58.4K lbs 98.9%
- Off-site Transfers 610 lbs 1.0%
- Water Discharges 25 lbs <0.1%
Ritchey Metals Co Inc's 59.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Ritchey Metals Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Canonsburg, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 9.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 49.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,143 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. Ritchey Metals Co Inc is pounds #251 and chemical-count #331 at 49.5K 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: All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC; Pennsylvania Transformer Technology LLC; Miller Centrifugal Casting Co; Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Jsw Steel; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.; Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Zinc (fume or dust); Copper; Lead.
Ritchey Metals Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.9% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 49.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jsw Steel and Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC.
Ritchey Metals Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
50K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ritchey Metals Co Inc: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ritchey Metals Co Inc reports the 506th-largest volume (49.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 76.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Jsw Steel and Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ritchey Metals Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 76.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Ritchey Metals Co Inc Form-R facts
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20% 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 Ritchey Metals Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 59.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 4% (9.9K lbs to 9.5K lbs).
Ritchey Metals Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Ritchey Metals Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 11.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 9.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 9.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 9.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 45.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 14.0K lbs | - |
| Copper | 54 lbs | - |
| Lead | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ritchey Metals Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ritchey Metals Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC, Pennsylvania Transformer Technology LLC, Miller Centrifugal Casting 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. Jsw Steel, Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, Champlain Specialty Metals Inc..
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ritchey Metals Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (49.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Dfa Dairy Brands Ice Cream LLC DBA Mayfield Ice Cream of Bi, West Fraser Ewp - Allendale, Army Nat Guard Florence Training Range. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Ice Cream LLC DBA Mayfield Ice Cream of Bi Birmingham, AL · Food 49.5K lbs reported
- West Fraser Ewp - Allendale Fairfax, SC · Wood Products 49.5K lbs reported
- Army Nat Guard Florence Training Range Florence, AZ · Other 49.5K lbs reported
- Altec Engineering LLC Elkhart, IN · Plastics and Rubber 49.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Zinc (fume or dust), Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC. Ritchey Metals Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ritchey Metals Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ritchey Metals Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Canonsburg, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 2.3% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dfa Dairy Brands Ice Cream LLC DBA Mayfield Ice Cream of Bi (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ritchey Metals Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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