EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC
South Houston, TX
- Total releases
- 104.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC: how the 104.3K lbs splits
104.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 62.6K lbs 60.0%
- Air Releases 41.5K lbs 39.8%
- Water Discharges 275 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC's 104.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 60.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 16.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 104.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,494 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Houston Plating & Coatings LLC is pounds #442 and chemical-count #538 at 104.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Martin Asphalt-South Houston; Powell Electrical Systems Inc.; Advanced Containment System Inc.; Schwan Food Co - Pasadena Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Profile Finishing Systems Inc.; Prescolite Inc.; A.g. Simpson (usa) Inc.; Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Toluene; Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in South Houston, TX: 104.3K lbs across 6 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 60.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Profile Finishing Systems Inc. and Prescolite Inc..
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
104K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Houston Plating & Coatings LLC reports the 439th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Profile Finishing Systems Inc. and Prescolite Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Houston Plating & Coatings LLC's total reported releases rose from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Plating & Coatings LLC's water releases fell from 16 lb in 2022 to 3 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Plating & Coatings LLC's off-site transfers rose from 13.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Houston Plating & Coatings LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 104.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (42.7K lbs to 16.5K lbs).
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Houston Plating & Coatings LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% from 2019 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 42.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 13.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 15.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 16.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 16.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 35.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 28.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 19.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 9.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 8.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 2.4K lbs | - |
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC in Harris
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Martin Asphalt-South Houston, Powell Electrical Systems Inc., Advanced Containment System Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Profile Finishing Systems Inc., Prescolite Inc., A.g. Simpson (usa) Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Houston Plating & Coatings LLC on cumulative reported pounds (104.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Profile Finishing Systems Inc., Andeavor Field Services Llc-Belfield Gas Plant, Sherwin-Williams Co. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Profile Finishing Systems Inc. Waukesha, WI · Fabricated Metals 104.3K lbs reported
- Andeavor Field Services Llc-Belfield Gas Plant Belfield, ND · Natural Gas Processing 104.3K lbs reported
- Sherwin-Williams Co Bowling Green, KY · Chemicals 104.2K lbs reported
- Sark Wire Eastanollee, GA · Primary Metals 104.2K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Toluene, Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Martin Asphalt-South Houston. Houston Plating & Coatings LLC stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Houston Plating & Coatings LLC TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Profile Finishing Systems Inc. (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Houston Plating & Coatings LLC stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 60.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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