EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Tech Met Inc
Donora, PA · Parent: Spartech Corp
- Total releases
- 137.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tech Met Inc: how the 211.1K lbs splits
211.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 203.1K lbs 96.2%
- Air Releases 8.1K lbs 3.8%
Tech Met Inc's 211.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Tech Met Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Donora, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 74.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 137.0K lbs in total across its 2022-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,932 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. Tech Met Inc is pounds #159 and chemical-count #580 at 137.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas Specialty Products - Donora Pa; Therm-O-Rock East Inc; Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC; Guttman Realty Co (dba Bulk Terminal Storage). Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Manchester Tank & Equipment Co; Weber Metals Inc.; Apex Tool Group LLC Sumter Sc Operation; Crown Aerosol Packaging. Other Spartech Corp sites in this extract: Spartech LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Hydrogen fluoride.
Tech Met Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 137.0K lbs (2022–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Manchester Tank & Equipment Co and Weber Metals Inc..
Tech Met Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
137K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tech Met Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Tech Met Inc reports the 361st-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 76.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Manchester Tank & Equipment Co and Weber Metals Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tech Met Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 76.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tech Met Inc's total reported releases rose from 47.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 89.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tech Met Inc's off-site transfers rose from 44.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tech Met Inc's air releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tech Met Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tech Met Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 211.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2024, total releases increased by 56% (47.6K lbs to 74.1K lbs).
Tech Met Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2024
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Tech Met Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 56% from 2022 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 89.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 74.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 162.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 48.7K lbs | - |
Tech Met Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tech Met Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Airgas Specialty Products - Donora Pa, Therm-O-Rock East Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Manchester Tank & Equipment Co, Weber Metals Inc., Apex Tool Group LLC Sumter Sc Operation.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tech Met Inc on cumulative reported pounds (137.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Bowline Generating Station, Manchester Tank & Equipment Co, Aviara Boats LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Bowline Generating Station West Haverstraw, NY · Electric Utilities 137.0K lbs reported
- Manchester Tank & Equipment Co Campbellsville, KY · Fabricated Metals 137.1K lbs reported
- Aviara Boats LLC Merritt Island, FL · Transportation Equipment 137.3K lbs reported
- Washington Mills Hennepin Inc Hennepin, IL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 137.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Spartech Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Spartech LLC.
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 Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Airgas Specialty Products - Donora Pa. Tech Met Inc 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.
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This Tech Met Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tech Met Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Donora, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2024 (3 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 6.4% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bowline Generating Station (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tech Met Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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