EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Ascent Buildings LLC
Portland, TN
- Total releases
- 36.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ascent Buildings LLC: how the 36.8K lbs splits
36.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 36.6K lbs 99.6%
- Off-site Transfers 160 lbs 0.4%
Ascent Buildings LLC's 36.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ascent Buildings LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Portland, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 13.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 36.8K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,850 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ascent Buildings LLC is pounds #209 and chemical-count #477 at 36.8K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Crown Group Portland Tn Plant; Unipres USA Inc; Kirby Building System; Depor Industries-South. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Covit America; Hudson Technologies; Dayton Lamina Corp; Azz Galvanizing -Denver. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese.
Ascent Buildings LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.8K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Silgan Dispensing Systems Covit America and Hudson Technologies.
Ascent Buildings LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ascent Buildings LLC: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Ascent Buildings LLC reports the 773rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Silgan Dispensing Systems Covit America and Hudson Technologies.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ascent Buildings LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascent Buildings LLC's total reported releases rose from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Buildings LLC's off-site transfers fell from 160 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Buildings LLC's air releases rose from 12.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascent Buildings LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ascent Buildings LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 26% (10.8K lbs to 13.6K lbs).
Ascent Buildings LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ascent Buildings LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 26% from 2021 to 2023). 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 36.8K lbs | - |
Ascent Buildings LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascent Buildings LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Crown Group Portland Tn Plant, Unipres USA Inc, Kirby Building System, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Silgan Dispensing Systems Covit America, Hudson Technologies, Dayton Lamina Corp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascent Buildings LLC on cumulative reported pounds (36.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Country Fresh, Republic Steel Wire Processing, Pro-Tect Manufacturing Inc. 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.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Country Fresh Grand Rapids, MI · Food 36.8K lbs reported
- Republic Steel Wire Processing Solon, OH · Primary Metals 36.7K lbs reported
- Pro-Tect Manufacturing Inc Saint Louis, MO · Plastics and Rubber 36.7K lbs reported
- V & E Components Inc High Point, NC · Plastics and Rubber 36.7K 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 Manganese; nearby reporters include Crown Group Portland Tn Plant. Ascent Buildings LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Ascent Buildings LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ascent Buildings LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Portland, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 332311 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Sumner TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Country Fresh (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascent Buildings LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese. 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