EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Tech Met Inc.
Glassport, PA
- Total releases
- 517.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tech Met Inc.: how the 632.4K lbs splits
632.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 605.6K lbs 95.8%
- Air Releases 26.8K lbs 4.2%
Tech Met Inc.'s 632.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Tech Met Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Glassport, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 114.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 517.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,902 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 #72 and chemical-count #423 at 517.8K 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: Liberty Pultrusions; Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant; Uss-Clairton Plant; Db Pipe LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Aalberts Bassett; Crown Beverage Packaging; Rightway Fasteners Inc; Nucor Coatings Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Hydrogen fluoride; Tetrachloroethylene.
Tech Met Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 517.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aalberts Bassett and Crown Beverage Packaging.
Tech Met Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
518K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% 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 98th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 80.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Aalberts Bassett and Crown Beverage Packaging.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tech Met Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 80.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tech Met Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 66.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 107.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tech Met Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 63.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 102.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tech Met Inc.'s air releases rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 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: 632.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 15% (134.6K lbs to 114.6K lbs).
Tech Met Inc.: 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 Tech Met Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 134.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 102.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 106.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 66.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 107.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 114.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 508.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 99.5K lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 24.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Tech Met Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tech Met Inc.
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Liberty Pultrusions, Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant, Uss-Clairton Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Aalberts Bassett, Crown Beverage Packaging, Rightway Fasteners Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tech Met Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (517.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Microporous LLC, Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B, Southwire Co. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Microporous LLC Piney Flats, TN · Plastics and Rubber 517.7K lbs reported
- Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B Sheboygan Falls, WI · Wood Products 518.8K lbs reported
- Southwire Co Carrollton, GA · Primary Metals 516.7K lbs reported
- Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh Ashland, OH · Plastics and Rubber 519.0K 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 Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Tetrachloroethylene; nearby reporters include Liberty Pultrusions. Tech Met Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Tech Met Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · 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 Glassport, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 1.1% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Microporous LLC (Δ 134 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tech Met Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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