EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc
Rainsville, AL
- Total releases
- 170.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc: how the 170.7K lbs splits
170.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 88.4K lbs 51.8%
- Air Releases 82.3K lbs 48.2%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc's 170.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 51.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 48.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rainsville, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 40.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 170.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,518 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Moriroku Technology North American Inc. - Rainsville; Appleton Group LLC; Plasman; Siemens Energy Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Techmetals Inc.; Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.; New Millennium Building Systems LLC; Air Distribution Technologies Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Chromium; Nickel; Manganese.
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Rainsville, AL: 170.7K lbs across 6 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 51.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Techmetals Inc. and Smith & Wesson Brands Inc..
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
171K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc reports the 308th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Techmetals Inc. and Smith & Wesson Brands Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc's total reported releases rose from 36.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 40.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc's air releases rose from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc's off-site transfers fell from 20.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 170.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 50% (26.6K lbs to 40.0K lbs).
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 50% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 29.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 38.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 36.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 40.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc in Dekalb
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Moriroku Technology North American Inc. - Rainsville, Appleton Group LLC, Plasman, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Techmetals Inc., Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., New Millennium Building Systems LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc on cumulative reported pounds (170.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert, Midkiff Gas Plant, Anheuser-Busch LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert Cuthbert, GA · Food 170.6K lbs reported
- Midkiff Gas Plant Midkiff, TX · Natural Gas Processing 170.6K lbs reported
- Anheuser-Busch LLC Houston, TX · Beverages 170.4K lbs reported
- Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-South Pierce Plant Mulberry, FL · Chemicals 171.2K 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 Certain glycol ethers, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Moriroku Technology North American Inc. - Rainsville. Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rainsville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332311 · Fabricated Metals. 7.4% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert (Δ 103 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 51.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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