Befesa Zinc US Inc.
1 facility · 1 state · 43.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Befesa Zinc US Inc. is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 43.1M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 4 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is North Carolina (43.1M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Befesa Zinc US Inc., including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Befesa Zinc US Inc.: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-7.0%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-7.0%
13.0 million lb → 12.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 13.0 million lb in 2022 to 12.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s air releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 89.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s water releases rose from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 13.0 million lb in 2022 to 12.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Befesa Zinc US Inc. from filing to facility
Befesa Zinc US Inc. maps to a single Form R site (Befesa Zinc Metal LLC) in North Carolina. Open that filing for the chemical mix; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Befesa Zinc Metal LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Duke Energy Corp; Nutrien US Topco LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds; Cadmium compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. ranks #44 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (North Carolina), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Befesa Zinc Metal LLC), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Befesa Zinc US Inc. follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Duke Energy Corp; Nutrien US Topco LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Befesa Zinc US Inc. sits among TRI parents
Befesa Zinc US Inc. sits on a disclosure ladder beside Duke Energy Corp and Nutrien US Topco LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Lower disclosed volume
- Duke Energy Corp · rank #45 · 24.1M lbs
- Nutrien US Topco LLC · rank #46 · 22.9M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds; Cadmium compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Befesa Zinc Metal LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 30.2M lbs |
| Lead compounds | 6.2M lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 4.4M lbs |
| Cadmium compounds | 2.4M lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Befesa Zinc Metal LLC Mooresboro, NC | 43.1M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Befesa Zinc US Inc. on total disclosed release pounds (43.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Xcel Energy, Coeur Mining Inc, Ineos Enterprises US Holdco LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are North Carolina; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s TRI parent record
From Befesa Zinc US Inc., open Befesa Zinc Metal LLC or compare against Duke Energy Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Befesa Zinc US Inc. (Befesa Zinc Metal LLC in NC). Largest facility
- Compare against Duke Energy Corp, the next-lower disclosed-volume parent. Lower-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Befesa Zinc US Inc. sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Duke Energy Corp, Nutrien US Topco LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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