EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Bermco Alumn
Birmingham, AL · Parent: Toyota Tsusho America Inc
- Total releases
- 226.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bermco Alumn: how the 226.2K lbs splits
226.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 215.1K lbs 95.1%
- Air Releases 11.1K lbs 4.9%
- Water Discharges 43 lbs <0.1%
Bermco Alumn's 226.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Bermco Alumn is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 32 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 226.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,024 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: Induron Coatings Inc; Nucor Tubular Products Inc.; Metalplate Galvanizing LP; Metalplate Galvanizing LP. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Plymouth Tube Co; Electralloy; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Main Plan; Libertas Copper LLC. Other Toyota Tsusho America Inc sites in this extract: Most Inc; Most Inc; Kentucky Smelting Technology; Iochem Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Copper And Copper Compounds.
Bermco Alumn stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.1% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 226.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plymouth Tube Co and Electralloy.
Bermco Alumn vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
226K 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
Bermco Alumn: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bermco Alumn reports the 286th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 83.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Plymouth Tube Co and Electralloy.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bermco Alumn's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 83.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bermco Alumn's total reported releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 32 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bermco Alumn's air releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 11 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bermco Alumn's off-site transfers fell from 480 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bermco Alumn's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bermco Alumn Form-R facts
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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 Bermco Alumn releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 226.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (101.9K lbs to 32 lbs).
Bermco Alumn: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bermco Alumn year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 101.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 118.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 2.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 32 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 188.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 14.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Copper | 714 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 308 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 303 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Bermco Alumn · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bermco Alumn
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Induron Coatings Inc, Nucor Tubular Products Inc., Metalplate Galvanizing LP, 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. Plymouth Tube Co, Electralloy, Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Main Plan.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bermco Alumn on cumulative reported pounds (226.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Acme Brick Co Tulsa Plant, Consolidated Edison Co of New York - East River Facility, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
- Acme Brick Co Tulsa Plant Tulsa, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 226.3K lbs reported
- Consolidated Edison Co of New York - East River Facility Manhattan, NY · Electric Utilities 226.1K lbs reported
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Niagara Falls, NY · Chemicals 226.1K lbs reported
- Composite Technology Assemblies LLC Plymouth, IN · Plastics and Rubber 226.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Toyota Tsusho America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Most Inc, Most Inc, Kentucky Smelting Technology.
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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Zinc compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Induron Coatings Inc. Bermco Alumn stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Bermco Alumn TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bermco Alumn totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Birmingham, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 0.9% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Acme Brick Co Tulsa Plant (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bermco Alumn stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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