EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Unicast Co
Boyertown, PA
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Unicast Co: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 87.9%
- Air Releases 148 lbs 12.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Unicast Co's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 87.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Unicast Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Boyertown, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 134 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,729 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. Unicast Co is pounds #660 and chemical-count #893 at 1.1K 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: Boyertown Foundry Co; Global Advanced Metals USA; Judson a Smith Co; Specialty Chemical Systems Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Wyman Gordon Co; Erico International Corp; Wisconsin Investcast; Yoder Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Unicast Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (87.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wyman Gordon Co and Erico International Corp.
Unicast Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Unicast Co: Lead compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Unicast Co reports the 1,010th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead compounds alone is 89.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Wyman Gordon Co and Erico International Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Unicast Co's pounds in one chemical - here Lead compounds at 89.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Unicast Co's total reported releases rose from 187 lb in 2022 to 199 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unicast Co's off-site transfers rose from 164 lb in 2022 to 175 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Unicast Co Form-R facts
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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 Unicast Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 50% (266 lbs to 134 lbs).
Unicast Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Unicast Co 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 266 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 217 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 221 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 187 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 199 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 134 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 134 lbs | - |
Unicast Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Unicast Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Boyertown Foundry Co, Global Advanced Metals USA, Judson a Smith Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Wyman Gordon Co, Erico International Corp, Wisconsin Investcast.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Unicast Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Certainteed Gypsum Palatka LLC, Ppc a Belden Co, Proform Finishing Products - Jasper. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Certainteed Gypsum Palatka LLC Palatka, FL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.1K lbs reported
- Ppc a Belden Co East Syracuse, NY · Machinery 1.1K lbs reported
- Proform Finishing Products - Jasper Rensselaer, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.1K lbs reported
- Nov Rig Systems Fm 529 Houston, TX · Machinery 1.1K 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 Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Boyertown Foundry Co. Unicast Co stamps LIGHT 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 Unicast Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Unicast Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Boyertown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Berks TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Certainteed Gypsum Palatka LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Unicast Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead 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