EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Southwire Co
Florence, AL · Parent: Southwire Co
- Total releases
- 114.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
114.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 113.7K lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 893 lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 77 lbs 0.1%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Southwire Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Florence, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 11.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 114.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,303 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: Southeastern Extrusion & Tool Inc; Kith Kitchens-Florence; Thacker Casket Manufacturing Inc; Tarkett Alabama Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Alliant Castings; Alleima USA LLC; Gunite Corp; Uss-Upi LLC. Other Southwire Co sites in this extract: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Lead compounds.
Southwire Co has reported 114.7K lbs of toxic releases across 5 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Primary Metals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 99% 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.
Southwire Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
115K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Southwire Co reports the 387th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 57.6% of every pound reported in Lauderdale. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 60.4% of the total.
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.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwire Co's total reported releases fell from 13.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's water releases rose from 15 lb in 2022 to 30 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's off-site transfers fell from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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25% 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 Southwire Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 114.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (54.3K lbs to 11.6K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Southwire Co - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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 | 54.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 29.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 13.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 11.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 69.2K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 29.4K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 15.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 66 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 39 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwire Co
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Southeastern Extrusion & Tool Inc, Kith Kitchens-Florence, Thacker Casket Manufacturing Inc, 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. Alliant Castings, Alleima USA LLC, Gunite Corp.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwire Co on cumulative reported pounds (114.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Actus Nutrition-Norfolk, Nwi Nashville LLC, Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Actus Nutrition-Norfolk Norfolk, NE · Food 114.7K lbs reported
- Nwi Nashville LLC Nashville, TN · Transportation Equipment 114.8K lbs reported
- Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield Marshfield, WI · Wood Products 114.5K lbs reported
- Blue Streak Finishers Ltd Everett, WA · Fabricated Metals 114.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southwire Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southwire Co, Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant, Southwire Co North Campus.
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, Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Southeastern Extrusion & Tool Inc. Southwire Co 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.
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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