EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Precise Hard Chrome LLC
Waco, TX
- Total releases
- 259.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Precise Hard Chrome LLC: how the 259.1K lbs splits
259.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 259.0K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 104 lbs <0.1%
Precise Hard Chrome LLC's 259.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Precise Hard Chrome LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waco, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 60.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 259.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,815 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. Precise Hard Chrome LLC is pounds #299 and chemical-count #750 at 259.1K 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: Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant; Cargill Value Added Meats; Gholson Ready Mix; Waco Composites. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Dixie Industrial Finishing Co Inc; Chemart; Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div; Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Precise Hard Chrome LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 259.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dixie Industrial Finishing Co Inc and Chemart.
Precise Hard Chrome LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
259K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Precise Hard Chrome LLC: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Precise Hard Chrome LLC reports the 219th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 62.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Dixie Industrial Finishing Co Inc and Chemart.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Precise Hard Chrome LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 62.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Precise Hard Chrome LLC's total reported releases rose from 19.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precise Hard Chrome LLC's off-site transfers rose from 19.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Precise Hard Chrome LLC 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 Precise Hard Chrome LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 259.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (116.3K lbs to 60.0K lbs).
Precise Hard Chrome LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Precise Hard Chrome LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 116.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 37.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 26.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 19.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 60.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 161.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 97.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Precise Hard Chrome LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Precise Hard Chrome LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant, Cargill Value Added Meats, Gholson Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Dixie Industrial Finishing Co Inc, Chemart, Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Precise Hard Chrome LLC on cumulative reported pounds (259.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include First Solar Inc, Masterbrand Cabinets Inc, Idaho Milk Products Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- First Solar Inc Perrysburg, OH · Computers and Electronic Products 259.3K lbs reported
- Masterbrand Cabinets Inc Goshen, IN · Furniture 259.3K lbs reported
- Idaho Milk Products Inc Jerome, ID · Food 258.9K lbs reported
- Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant Homestead, FL · Electric Utilities 259.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant. Precise Hard Chrome LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Precise Hard Chrome LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Precise Hard Chrome LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waco, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 2.2% of Mclennan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: First Solar Inc (Δ 168 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Precise Hard Chrome LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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