EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls, WI · Parent: Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC
- Total releases
- 280.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls: how the 280.7K lbs splits
280.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 162.9K lbs 58.1%
- Air Releases 117.7K lbs 41.9%
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls's 280.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 58.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chippewa Falls, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 52.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 280.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,685 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. Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls is pounds #79 and chemical-count #326 at 280.7K 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: Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries LLC; Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries LLC; Ttm Technologies N.a. LLC; Ttm Technologies N.a. LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Reef Services, LLC; Precoat Metals; Century Plating Co Inc.; Merchant Metals LLC. Other Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC sites in this extract: Pioneer Metal Finishing; Pioneer Metal Finishing Green Bay Wi; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Dichloromethane; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chippewa Falls, WI: 280.7K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 58.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reef Services, LLC and Precoat Metals.
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
281K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls inside Chippewa's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls reports the 197th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.6% of every pound reported in Chippewa. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Reef Services, LLC and Precoat Metals.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Chippewa's reported pounds (1.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls's total reported releases fell from 55.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls's air releases fell from 24.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls's off-site transfers rose from 30.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 280.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (60.7K lbs to 52.0K lbs).
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls: 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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 and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 58.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 54.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 55.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 52.0K 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 and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 157.0K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 117.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 5.9K lbs | - |
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls in Chippewa
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls on cumulative reported pounds (280.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include American Greenfuels LLC, Huber Engineered Woods LLC, Reef Services, LLC. 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).
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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 and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Dichloromethane, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries LLC. Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls 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 Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Chromium and 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.
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chippewa Falls, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 26.6% of Chippewa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Greenfuels LLC (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 58.1%). 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