EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Grede II - Columbiana
Columbiana, AL · Parent: Grede Holdings LLC
- Total releases
- 5.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Grede II - Columbiana: how the 5.8K lbs splits
5.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.7K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 134 lbs 2.3%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs <0.1%
Grede II - Columbiana's 5.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Grede II - Columbiana is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbiana, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 5.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 10,901 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. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant; Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.; McWane Plant & Industrial LLC; Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Renaissance Manufacturing Group - Waukesha Foundry; Pcc Structurals; Mps Mankato LLC; Gartland Foundry Co Inc. Other Grede Holdings LLC sites in this extract: Grede Foundries; Grede LLC - Iron Mountain; Advanced Cast Products Inc; Grede LLC Saint Cloud. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Grede II - Columbiana stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.8K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Renaissance Manufacturing Group - Waukesha Foundry and Pcc Structurals.
Grede II - Columbiana vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.8K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Grede II - Columbiana: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Grede II - Columbiana reports the 817th-largest volume (5.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Renaissance Manufacturing Group - Waukesha Foundry and Pcc Structurals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Grede II - Columbiana's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Grede II - Columbiana Form-R facts
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See how Grede II - Columbiana stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
71% 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 Grede II - Columbiana releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.8K lbs.
Grede II - Columbiana · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Grede II - Columbiana
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant, Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc., McWane Plant & Industrial 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. Renaissance Manufacturing Group - Waukesha Foundry, Pcc Structurals, Mps Mankato LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Grede II - Columbiana on cumulative reported pounds (5.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Craft Coating - Slinger Facility, Instruments Transformers LLC, Metalsa Structural Products Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Craft Coating - Slinger Facility Slinger, WI · Fabricated Metals 5.8K lbs reported
- Instruments Transformers LLC Clearwater, FL · Electrical Equipment 5.8K lbs reported
- Metalsa Structural Products Inc. Owensboro, KY · Transportation Equipment 5.8K lbs reported
- Renaissance Manufacturing Group - Waukesha Foundry Waukesha, WI · Primary Metals 5.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Grede Holdings LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Grede Foundries, Grede LLC - Iron Mountain, Advanced Cast Products Inc.
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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant. Grede II - Columbiana stamps LIGHT 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 Grede II - Columbiana TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Grede II - Columbiana totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbiana, AL, latest year 2019. NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Craft Coating - Slinger Facility (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Grede II - Columbiana stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper. 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