EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Torrance Casting Inc
La Crosse, WI
- Total releases
- 5.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Torrance Casting Inc: how the 5.1K lbs splits
5.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.0K lbs 78.1%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 21.9%
Torrance Casting Inc's 5.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 78.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 21.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 CARC-LEAN
Torrance Casting Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Crosse, WI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 925 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,161 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. Torrance Casting Inc is pounds #437 and chemical-count #265 at 5.1K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse; Crown Beverage Packaging; Hydrite Chemical Co.; Midwest Industrial Asphalt. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Wisconsin: American Bronze Corp; Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant; Pace Industries - Cambridge Div; Braeburn Alloy Steel LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Lead; Copper; Nickel.
Torrance Casting Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (78.1% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Bronze Corp and Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant.
Torrance Casting Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Torrance Casting Inc: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Torrance Casting Inc reports the 840th-largest volume (5.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 75.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include American Bronze Corp and Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Torrance Casting Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 75.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Torrance Casting Inc's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Torrance Casting Inc's air releases fell from 269 lb in 2022 to 199 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Torrance Casting Inc's off-site transfers rose from 650 lb in 2022 to 726 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Torrance Casting Inc Form-R facts
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See how Torrance Casting Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
97% less than the comparison
4.0× 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 Torrance Casting Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (814 lbs to 925 lbs).
Torrance Casting Inc: 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 Torrance Casting Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 814 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 362 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 919 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 925 lbs | 4 |
Torrance Casting Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Torrance Casting Inc
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse, Crown Beverage Packaging, Hydrite Chemical Co., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. American Bronze Corp, Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant, Pace Industries - Cambridge Div.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Torrance Casting Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Flex-N-Gate Rockford, Dow Silicones Corp Auburn Site, Waterbury Peaking Elec Generating Plant. 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.
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 Manganese, Lead, Copper, Nickel; nearby reporters include Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse. Torrance Casting Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Torrance Casting Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Torrance Casting Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Crosse, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of La Crosse TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flex-N-Gate Rockford (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Torrance Casting Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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