EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
McWane Plant & Industrial LLC
Calera, AL · Parent: McWane Inc
- Total releases
- 81 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
McWane Plant & Industrial LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calera, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 81 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,758 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.; Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant; Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant; Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Crosby Group McKissick Plant; Justrite Safety Group - Eagle Manufacturing Co; Voss Industries LLC; Maysteel Porter's Fabrication of Sumter. Other McWane Inc sites in this extract: McWane Ductile-Utah; McWane Ductile-New Jersey; McWane Ductile Ohio; Tyler Union. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Manganese.
McWane Plant & Industrial LLC has reported 81 lbs of toxic releases across 3 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 33% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Fabricated Metals sector. The primary release pathway is water discharges, accounting for 90% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, McWane Plant & Industrial LLC reports the 2,225th-largest volume (81 lbs).
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
McWane Plant & Industrial LLC files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 332999 (Fabricated Metals). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 81 lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 3 distinct chemicals, 1 of which (33%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Manganese.
The dominant release pathway is water discharges at 73 lbs (90.3% of total volume), followed by off-site transfers at 9.6%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 57% - from 10 lbs to 4 lbs. The facility is operated under parent company McWane Inc alongside McWane Ductile-Utah; McWane Ductile-New Jersey; McWane Ductile Ohio; Tyler Union. Nearest other TRI reporters: Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.; Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant; Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant; Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Crosby Group McKissick Plant; Justrite Safety Group - Eagle Manufacturing Co; Voss Industries LLC; Maysteel Porter's Fabrication of Sumter.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that McWane Plant & Industrial LLC has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc. for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How McWane Plant & Industrial LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (10 lbs to 4 lbs).
Reported total releases by year
McWane Plant & Industrial LLC - annual TRI totals
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 47 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 14 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 lbs | 1 |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to McWane Plant & Industrial LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc., Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant, Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant, ordered by distance.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Crosby Group McKissick Plant, Justrite Safety Group - Eagle Manufacturing Co, Voss Industries LLC.
Other McWane Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including McWane Ductile-Utah, McWane Ductile-New Jersey, McWane Ductile Ohio.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nickel, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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Rank and named neighbors (Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc., Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on McWane Plant & Industrial LLC. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.