EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Hydro-Platers Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Hydro-Platers Inc.: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.0K lbs 99.4%
- Air Releases 17 lbs 0.6%
Hydro-Platers Inc.'s 3.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Hydro-Platers Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Milwaukee, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 756 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,093 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hydro-Platers Inc. is pounds #469 and chemical-count #384 at 3.1K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Commerce Industrial Chemicals Bulk Plant; Highline Warren - Milwaukee; Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc; Aldrich Chemical Co LLC Teutonia. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Dubose Strapping Inc.; Armotek Industries Inc; Electro Fiber Technologies; W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Lead; Nitric acid.
Hydro-Platers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dubose Strapping Inc. and Armotek Industries Inc.
Hydro-Platers Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hydro-Platers Inc.: Chromium-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Hydro-Platers Inc. reports the 1,484th-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 99.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Dubose Strapping Inc. and Armotek Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hydro-Platers Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 99.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hydro-Platers Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 766 lb in 2022 to 756 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hydro-Platers Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 760 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hydro-Platers Inc. Form-R facts
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79% less 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 Hydro-Platers Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (773 lbs to 756 lbs).
Hydro-Platers Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hydro-Platers Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 773 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 760 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 766 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 756 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Lead | 21 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 10 lbs | - |
Hydro-Platers Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hydro-Platers Inc.
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Commerce Industrial Chemicals Bulk Plant, Highline Warren - Milwaukee, Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Dubose Strapping Inc., Armotek Industries Inc, Electro Fiber Technologies.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hydro-Platers Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Allied New York Services Inc ., Hc Manvel Inc., Action Manufacturing Co. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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, Lead, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Commerce Industrial Chemicals Bulk Plant. Hydro-Platers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Hydro-Platers Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hydro-Platers Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Milwaukee, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Milwaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allied New York Services Inc . (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hydro-Platers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium. 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