EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Protective Coatings Inc
Kent, WA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 58.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Protective Coatings Inc: how the 58.6K lbs splits
58.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 46.7K lbs 79.6%
- Off-site Transfers 12.0K lbs 20.4%
- Water Discharges 4 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Protective Coatings Inc's 58.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 20.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1-Bromopropane.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Protective Coatings Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kent, WA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 58.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,772 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Protective Coatings Inc is pounds #88 and chemical-count #70 at 58.6K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rexam Beverage Can Co Re: Kent Wa Facility; Hot Cell Services Corp; Hytek Finishes Co; Blue Origin LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Washington: Coast Plating Inc 1; Structural Steel Services Inc Plant 2; Valmont Coatings Gateway Galvanizing; Interplex Etch Logic LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1-Bromopropane; Copper; Nickel; Chromium.
Protective Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.6% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 58.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coast Plating Inc 1 and Structural Steel Services Inc Plant 2.
Protective Coatings Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
59K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Protective Coatings Inc: 1-Bromopropane-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Protective Coatings Inc reports the 640th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1-Bromopropane alone is 79.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 82.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Washington include Coast Plating Inc 1 and Structural Steel Services Inc Plant 2.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Protective Coatings Inc's pounds in one chemical - here 1-Bromopropane at 79.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Protective Coatings Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Protective Coatings Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Protective Coatings Inc Form-R facts
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See how Protective Coatings Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
95% less than the comparison
25% more than the comparison
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 Protective Coatings Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 87% (24.6K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Protective Coatings Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Protective Coatings Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 87% 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: 1-Bromopropane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 16.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 13.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Bromopropane | 46.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 80 lbs | - |
Protective Coatings Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Protective Coatings Inc
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Rexam Beverage Can Co Re: Kent Wa Facility, Hot Cell Services Corp, Hytek Finishes Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Coast Plating Inc 1, Structural Steel Services Inc Plant 2, Valmont Coatings Gateway Galvanizing.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Protective Coatings Inc on cumulative reported pounds (58.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Grain Processing Corp, World Cat Greenville, Coast Plating Inc 1. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 1-Bromopropane, Copper, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Rexam Beverage Can Co Re: Kent Wa Facility. Protective Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Protective Coatings Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1-Bromopropane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Protective Coatings Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kent, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Grain Processing Corp (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Protective Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1-Bromopropane. 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