EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
High-Purity Silicon America Corp
Theodore, AL
- Total releases
- 174.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
High-Purity Silicon America Corp: how the 174.7K lbs splits
174.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 149.0K lbs 85.3%
- Air Releases 25.7K lbs 14.7%
High-Purity Silicon America Corp's 174.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 14.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
High-Purity Silicon America Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Theodore, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 44.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 174.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,481 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: Basf Trilon M; Skw Quab Chemicals; Basf Acm; Ineos Phenol. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Le Sueur Inc; Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp; Luvata Appleton LLC; Mueller Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitric acid; Ammonia.
Compare High-Purity Silicon America Corp with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Basf Trilon M Theodore · 55.4K lbs
- Skw Quab Chemicals Theodore · 3.5K lbs
- Basf Acm Theodore · 888 lbs
- Ineos Phenol Theodore · 303.2K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Le Sueur Inc (MN) · Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp (VA) · Luvata Appleton LLC (WI)
High-Purity Silicon America Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.3% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 174.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Le Sueur Inc and Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp.
High-Purity Silicon America Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
175K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
High-Purity Silicon America Corp: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, High-Purity Silicon America Corp reports the 326th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 85.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Le Sueur Inc and Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of High-Purity Silicon America Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 85.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- High-Purity Silicon America Corp's total reported releases rose from 37.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High-Purity Silicon America Corp's air releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High-Purity Silicon America Corp's off-site transfers rose from 32.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
High-Purity Silicon America Corp Form-R facts
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25% more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How High-Purity Silicon America Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 174.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 57% (28.6K lbs to 44.9K lbs).
High-Purity Silicon America Corp: 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 High-Purity Silicon America Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 57% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 26.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 37.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 37.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 44.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 149.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 21.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 917 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 811 lbs | - |
High-Purity Silicon America Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest High-Purity Silicon America Corp on cumulative reported pounds (174.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Materion Natural Resources Mine, Novacel (troy Laminating & Coating,inc), American Phoenix Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Basf Trilon M. High-Purity Silicon America Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 High-Purity Silicon America Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
High-Purity Silicon America Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Theodore, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Materion Natural Resources Mine (Δ 69 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
High-Purity Silicon America Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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