EPA TRI Facility · Leather
Thiele Tanning
Milwaukee, WI
- Total releases
- 44.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Thiele Tanning: how the 44.6K lbs splits
44.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 44.6K lbs 100.0%
Thiele Tanning's 44.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Thiele Tanning is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Milwaukee, WI, in the leather sector. It reported 6.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 44.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,379 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. Thiele Tanning is pounds #242 and chemical-count #352 at 44.6K 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: D R Diedrich & Co Ltd; Rexnord Industries Llc-Canal Street; Charter Wire LLC; Materion Advanced Chemicals. Similar-scale Leather peers outside Wisconsin: Vibram Corp; Tennessee Tanning Co; Tasman Leather Group LLC; Twin City Tanning Co LLP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Hydrogen sulfide; Formic acid.
Thiele Tanning stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vibram Corp and Tennessee Tanning Co.
Thiele Tanning vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
45K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thiele Tanning: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 22 Leather facilities in this database, Thiele Tanning reports the 12th-largest volume (44.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 81.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Vibram Corp and Tennessee Tanning Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thiele Tanning's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 81.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thiele Tanning's total reported releases fell from 10.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thiele Tanning's off-site transfers fell from 10.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thiele Tanning Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Thiele Tanning releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (9.4K lbs to 6.8K lbs).
Thiele Tanning: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Thiele Tanning year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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 | 9.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 7.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 10.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 10.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 6.8K lbs | 3 |
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) | 36.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Thiele Tanning · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Thiele Tanning
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including D R Diedrich & Co Ltd, Rexnord Industries Llc-Canal Street, Charter Wire LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Leather Facilities
Other Leather facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Vibram Corp, Tennessee Tanning Co, Tasman Leather Group LLC.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thiele Tanning on cumulative reported pounds (44.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc, Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site, Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.. 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.
- Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc Burlington, IA · Fabricated Metals 44.6K lbs reported
- Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site Mineral Wells, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 44.6K lbs reported
- Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. Athens, GA · Electrical Equipment 44.6K lbs reported
- Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Monroe, MI · Fabricated Metals 44.6K 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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Hydrogen sulfide, Formic acid; nearby reporters include D R Diedrich & Co Ltd. Thiele Tanning stamps LIGHT 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 Thiele Tanning TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Thiele Tanning totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Milwaukee, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 316110 · Leather. 0.5% of Milwaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thiele Tanning stamps LIGHT 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