Superior Essex Inc
4 facilities · 4 states · 223.3K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Superior Essex Inc is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 4 states, disclosing 223.3K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 29 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Indiana (195.0K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Superior Essex Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Superior Essex Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-33.3%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-33.3%
59.2 thousand lb → 39.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Superior Essex Inc's total reported releases fell from 59.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Superior Essex Inc's water releases fell from 19.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 33 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Superior Essex Inc's off-site transfers fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Superior Essex Inc's air releases rose from 35.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Superior Essex Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant; Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Phenol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; North Carolina; Texas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Primary 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: Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant; Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Phenol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; North Carolina; Texas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Primary Metals.
Superior Essex Inc ranks #1,237 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Superior Essex Inc files across 4 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant accounts for most of Superior Essex Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Superior Essex Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Superior Essex Inc sits among TRI parents
Superior Essex Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Steel Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #1,235 · 131.7M lbs
- US Steel Corp · rank #1,236 · 79.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Superior Essex Inc
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Phenol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Copper lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 64.3K lbs |
| Phenol | 43.7K lbs |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 33.5K lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 29.0K lbs |
| Copper | 28.8K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1 | 195.0K lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 19.9K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 5.4K lbs |
| Kansas | 1 | 3.1K lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant Fort Wayne, IN | 195.0K lbs |
| Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. Tarboro, NC | 19.9K lbs |
| Superior Essex International Inc. Brownwood, TX | 5.4K lbs |
| Superior Essex International Inc. Hoisington, KS | 3.1K lbs |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much pollution does Superior Essex Inc release?
How many facilities does Superior Essex Inc operate?
What industries and chemicals show up for Superior Essex Inc?
Does Superior Essex Inc release carcinogens?
Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Superior Essex Inc on total disclosed release pounds (223.3K lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Paulo Products Co, Harcros Chemicals Inc, Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA 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.
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 Indiana, North Carolina, Texas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Superior Essex Inc's TRI parent record
From Superior Essex Inc, open Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Superior Essex Inc (Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant in IN). Largest facility
- Compare against US Steel Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Superior Essex Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Steel Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Superior Essex 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
PlainEnviro renders public EPA records directly from its data pipeline; no figure on this page is typed in by an editor. See the editorial standards and corrections policy for how source changes and reported errors are handled.