EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pemco International
Leesburg, AL
- Total releases
- 443.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pemco International: how the 443.8K lbs splits
443.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 421.5K lbs 95.0%
- Water Discharges 11.9K lbs 2.7%
- Air Releases 10.5K lbs 2.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Pemco International's 443.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel compounds.
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 CARC-MID
Pemco International is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leesburg, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 140.2K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 443.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,091 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kth Leesburg Products LLC; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Valley Joist; Siemens Energy Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Bp Amoco Chemical Company; Ppg Brazil Liquid; Basf; Dystar Hilton Davis Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel compounds; Manganese compounds; Cobalt compounds; Copper compounds.
Compare Pemco International with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Kth Leesburg Products LLC Leesburg · 4.2K lbs
- Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC Collinsville · 1.6M lbs
- Valley Joist Fort Payne · 421 lbs
- Siemens Energy Inc Fort Payne · 8.0K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Bp Amoco Chemical Company (TX) · Ppg Brazil Liquid (IN) · Basf (IA)
Pemco International stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.0% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 443.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bp Amoco Chemical Company and Ppg Brazil Liquid.
Pemco International vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
444K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pemco International inside Cherokee's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pemco International reports the 425th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.1% of every pound reported in Cherokee. Scale peers outside Alabama include Bp Amoco Chemical Company and Ppg Brazil Liquid.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cherokee's reported pounds (448.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pemco International's total reported releases fell from 154.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 140.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pemco International's air releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pemco International's off-site transfers fell from 150.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 136.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pemco International's water releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pemco International Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pemco International releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 443.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 332% (32.4K lbs to 140.2K lbs).
Pemco International: 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 Pemco International year-over-year reported totals (increased by 332% 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: Nickel compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 31.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 84.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 154.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 140.2K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel compounds | 117.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 97.4K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 68.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 67.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 48.9K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 41.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Lithium carbonate | 598 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Pemco International · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Kth Leesburg Products LLC, Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC, Valley Joist, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pemco International on cumulative reported pounds (443.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC, Bp Amoco Chemical Company, Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC Mount Vernon, IN · Petroleum 444.0K lbs reported
- Bp Amoco Chemical Company Texas City, TX · Chemicals 444.0K lbs reported
- Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating Ligonier, IN · Plastics and Rubber 444.5K lbs reported
- Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc) Smithville, TN · Transportation Equipment 442.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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 Nickel compounds, Manganese compounds, Cobalt compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Kth Leesburg Products LLC. Pemco International stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Pemco International TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pemco International totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leesburg, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 99.1% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC (Δ 151 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pemco International stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel compounds. 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