EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.
Calera, AL
- Total releases
- 596.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.: how the 596.4K lbs splits
596.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 596.1K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 224 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.'s 596.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calera, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 173.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 596.4K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,747 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: McWane Plant & Industrial LLC; Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant; Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant; Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Luvata Appleton LLC; Neenah Foundry Co; Tyler Pipe Co; Chicago Heights Steel. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Copper; Lead.
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 596.4K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Luvata Appleton LLC and Neenah Foundry Co.
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
596K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. reports the 192nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 95.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Luvata Appleton LLC and Neenah Foundry Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 95.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 165.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 173.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 165.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 172.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 596.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 41% (122.9K lbs to 173.0K lbs).
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 41% from 2020 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 122.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 135.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 165.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 173.0K lbs | 3 |
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including McWane Plant & Industrial LLC, Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant, Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Luvata Appleton LLC, Neenah Foundry Co, Tyler Pipe Co.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (596.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Luvata Appleton LLC, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc, American Environmental Container Corp. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Luvata Appleton LLC Kimberly, WI · Primary Metals 596.4K lbs reported
- Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc La Porte, TX · Chemicals 596.2K lbs reported
- American Environmental Container Corp Lakeland, FL · Plastics and Rubber 596.1K lbs reported
- Americas Styrenics LLC Saint James, LA · Chemicals 596.9K 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 Manganese, Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include McWane Plant & Industrial LLC. Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. 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 Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calera, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 16.8% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Luvata Appleton LLC (Δ 71 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese. 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