EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Tapco Tube Co/meadville
Meadville, PA
- Total releases
- 59.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tapco Tube Co/meadville: how the 78.8K lbs splits
78.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 78.7K lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 120 lbs 0.2%
Tapco Tube Co/meadville's 78.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 CARC-LEAN
Tapco Tube Co/meadville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Meadville, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 19.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 59.4K lbs in total across its 2020-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,743 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. Tapco Tube Co/meadville is pounds #232 and chemical-count #328 at 59.4K 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: Suit-Kote Meadville; Channellock Inc; Advanced Cast Products Inc; Post Consumer Brands LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Paragon Industries Inc; Ej Ardmore Inc; Thermalex Inc; Real Alloy Specification LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Copper; Manganese; Nickel.
Tapco Tube Co/meadville stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 59.4K lbs (2020–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Paragon Industries Inc and Ej Ardmore Inc.
Tapco Tube Co/meadville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
59K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tapco Tube Co/meadville: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Tapco Tube Co/meadville reports the 480th-largest volume (59.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 94.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Paragon Industries Inc and Ej Ardmore Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tapco Tube Co/meadville's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 94.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tapco Tube Co/meadville's total reported releases rose from 8.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tapco Tube Co/meadville's air releases rose from 8.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tapco Tube Co/meadville Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tapco Tube Co/meadville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 78.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2024, total releases decreased by 39% (32.0K lbs to 19.4K lbs).
Tapco Tube Co/meadville: 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 Tapco Tube Co/meadville year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 7.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 8.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 11.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 19.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 74.0K lbs | - |
| Copper | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
Tapco Tube Co/meadville · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tapco Tube Co/meadville
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Suit-Kote Meadville, Channellock Inc, Advanced Cast Products Inc, 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. Paragon Industries Inc, Ej Ardmore Inc, Thermalex Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tapco Tube Co/meadville on cumulative reported pounds (59.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Enduro Industries LLC, Tremco Cpg Inc. Cleveland Plant, Request Foods Quincy Street Plant. 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.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Copper, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Suit-Kote Meadville. Tapco Tube Co/meadville stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Tapco Tube Co/meadville TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tapco Tube Co/meadville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Meadville, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2024 (5 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 5.4% of Crawford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Enduro Industries LLC (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tapco Tube Co/meadville stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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