EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
American Foam Cast
Sylacauga, AL
- Total releases
- 206.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Foam Cast: how the 206.1K lbs splits
206.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 206.1K lbs 100.0%
American Foam Cast's 206.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
American Foam Cast is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sylacauga, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 34.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 206.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,191 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Iko Southeast Inc; Fleetwood Metal Industries Inc.; Synsus Private Label Partners LLC; Harrells Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Alleima Precision Tube; Cardinal Aluminum Co Plant 3; Pengg Wmc LLC; Itw Bedford Wire. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
American Foam Cast stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 206.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alleima Precision Tube and Cardinal Aluminum Co Plant 3.
American Foam Cast vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
206K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Foam Cast: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, American Foam Cast reports the 304th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Alleima Precision Tube and Cardinal Aluminum Co Plant 3.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Foam Cast's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Foam Cast's total reported releases fell from 43.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Foam Cast's air releases fell from 43.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Foam Cast Form-R facts
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See how American Foam Cast stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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75% less 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 American Foam Cast releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 206.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (44.1K lbs to 34.0K lbs).
American Foam Cast: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Foam Cast year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 40.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 44.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 43.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 34.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 206.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
American Foam Cast · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Foam Cast
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Iko Southeast Inc, Fleetwood Metal Industries Inc., Synsus Private Label Partners LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Alleima Precision Tube, Cardinal Aluminum Co Plant 3, Pengg Wmc LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Foam Cast on cumulative reported pounds (206.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Bayonne Energy Center, Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2, Whitford Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Bayonne Energy Center Bayonne, NJ · Electric Utilities 206.1K lbs reported
- Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2 Salisbury, NC · Plastics and Rubber 206.1K lbs reported
- Whitford Corp Elverson, PA · Chemicals 206.1K lbs reported
- Saft America Jacksonville, FL · Electrical Equipment 206.0K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Iko Southeast Inc. American Foam Cast stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 American Foam Cast TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Foam Cast totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sylacauga, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 2.7% of Talladega TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bayonne Energy Center (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Foam Cast stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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