Southwire Co
18 facilities · 9 states · 1.4M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Southwire Co is the reported parent of 18 Form R facilities across 9 states, disclosing 1.4M lbs of toxic releases. 3 of 75 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (947.7K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Southwire Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Southwire Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.6%
16 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-6.6%
321.2 thousand lb → 299.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Southwire Co's total reported releases fell from 321.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 299.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's water releases rose from 543 lb in 2022 to 661 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's chemicals reported rose from 12 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's air releases fell from 9.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Southwire Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Copper; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Mississippi; Alabama. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Electrical Equipment; Fabricated Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Copper; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Mississippi; Alabama. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Electrical Equipment; Fabricated Metals.
Southwire Co ranks #552 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Southwire Co spans 9 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Southwire Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 18 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Southwire Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Southwire Co sits among TRI parents
Southwire Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #550 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #551 · 24.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Southwire Co
Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Copper; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Southwire Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Antimony compounds | 299.5K lbs |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 232.5K lbs |
| Copper | 215.1K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 207.8K lbs |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 200.5K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 5 | 947.7K lbs |
| Mississippi | 1 | 128.8K lbs |
| Alabama | 2 | 124.9K lbs |
| Indiana | 3 | 62.7K lbs |
| Texas | 2 | 54.1K lbs |
| North Carolina | 2 | 15.7K lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 15.2K lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 1.2K lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 59 lbs |
Facilities (18)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Southwire Co Carrollton, GA | 516.7K lbs |
| Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant Villa Rica, GA | 254.6K lbs |
| Southwire Co North Campus Carrollton, GA | 141.5K lbs |
| Southwire Co Starkville, MS | 128.8K lbs |
| Southwire Co Florence, AL | 114.7K lbs |
| Southwire Co - el Paso El Paso, TX | 47.4K lbs |
| Southwire Co Douglas Plant Douglas, GA | 32.1K lbs |
| Coleman Cable LLC East Facility Bremen, IN | 26.0K lbs |
| Southwire Co LLC Lafayette, IN | 20.0K lbs |
| Coleman Cable LLC Bremen, IN | 16.7K lbs |
| Southwire Co Huntersville Plant Huntersville, NC | 15.7K lbs |
| Southwire Co LLC Pleasant Prairie, WI | 15.2K lbs |
| Southwire Co Heflin Plant Heflin, AL | 10.2K lbs |
| Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant Mineral Wells, TX | 6.6K lbs |
| Southwire Co Douglas Plant 2 Douglas, GA | 2.8K lbs |
| Coleman Cable LLC Waukegan, IL | 1.2K lbs |
| Southwire Co Kentucky Plant Hawesville, KY | 59 lbs |
| Coleman Cable LLC Hayesville, NC | 2 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Southwire Co on total disclosed release pounds (1.4M lbs) and reporting facility count (18). Release-volume peers include Tredegar Corp, Bway Holding Co, Global Composites Inc. Facility-count peers include American Bath Group LLC, Amsted Industries Inc, Enlink Midstream Operating LP. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Southwire Co's TRI parent record
From Southwire Co, open Southwire Co or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Southwire Co (Southwire Co in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Southwire Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Southwire Co'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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