EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Precoat Metals
Hueytown, AL · Parent: Azz Inc
- Total releases
- 167.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Precoat Metals: how the 167.7K lbs splits
167.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 123.6K lbs 73.7%
- Off-site Transfers 44.1K lbs 26.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Precoat Metals's 167.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 73.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Precoat Metals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hueytown, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 21.0K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 167.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,544 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: US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Dolomite (dal); Bpi Inc-Bessemer Al Plant; Remuriate LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.; New Millennium Building Systems LLC; Air Distribution Technologies Inc.; Techmetals Inc.. Other Azz Inc sites in this extract: Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point; Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC; Precoat Metals; Precoat Metals. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Butyl alcohol.
Compare Precoat Metals with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC Bessemer · 6.9M lbs
- Safety-Kleen Systems Dolomite (dal) Dolomite · 47 lbs
- Bpi Inc-Bessemer Al Plant Bessemer · 0 lbs
- Remuriate LLC Birmingham · 49.8K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. (MA) · New Millennium Building Systems LLC (FL) · Air Distribution Technologies Inc. (NC)
Precoat Metals stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (73.7% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 167.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and New Millennium Building Systems LLC.
Precoat Metals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
168K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Precoat Metals in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Precoat Metals reports the 311th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and New Millennium Building Systems LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Precoat Metals's total reported releases fell from 36.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precoat Metals's air releases fell from 31.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precoat Metals's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precoat Metals's off-site transfers fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Precoat Metals Form-R facts
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See how Precoat Metals stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
27% more 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 Precoat Metals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 167.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 59% (51.2K lbs to 21.0K lbs).
Precoat Metals: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Precoat Metals year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 59% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 21.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 38.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 36.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 21.0K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 51.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 29.7K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 22.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 17.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 10.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 573 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 132 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 27 lbs | - |
Precoat Metals · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Precoat Metals
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC, Safety-Kleen Systems Dolomite (dal), Bpi Inc-Bessemer Al Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., New Millennium Building Systems LLC, Air Distribution Technologies Inc..
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Precoat Metals on cumulative reported pounds (167.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Tesla Inc., Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Azz Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point, Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC, Precoat Metals.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC. Precoat Metals stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Precoat Metals TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Precoat Metals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hueytown, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Precoat Metals stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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