EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Southwire Co Heflin Plant
Heflin, AL · Parent: Southwire Co
- Total releases
- 10.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southwire Co Heflin Plant: how the 10.2K lbs splits
10.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.2K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 46 lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 7 lbs 0.1%
Southwire Co Heflin Plant's 10.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Southwire Co Heflin Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Heflin, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 729 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 10.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,773 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: Fitco; American Phoenix Inc.; International Automotive Components Anniston; Lee Brass. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Gibbs Die Casting Corp; Northwest Pipe Co; Metallix Refining Inc. Lab; Most Inc. 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; Lead.
Compare Southwire Co Heflin Plant with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Fitco Anniston · 302.2K lbs
- American Phoenix Inc. Anniston · 58.0K lbs
- International Automotive Components Anniston Anniston · 0 lbs
- Lee Brass Anniston · 960.9K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Gibbs Die Casting Corp (KY) · Northwest Pipe Co (WV) · Metallix Refining Inc. Lab (NC)
Southwire Co Heflin Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gibbs Die Casting Corp and Northwest Pipe Co.
Southwire Co Heflin Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southwire Co Heflin Plant inside Cleburne's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Southwire Co Heflin Plant reports the 737th-largest volume (10.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Cleburne. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Gibbs Die Casting Corp and Northwest Pipe Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cleburne's reported pounds (10.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwire Co Heflin Plant's total reported releases rose from 194 lb in 2022 to 729 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co Heflin Plant's off-site transfers rose from 185 lb in 2022 to 711 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwire Co Heflin Plant Form-R facts
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About the same as 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 Heflin Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (7.4K lbs to 729 lbs).
Southwire Co Heflin Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Southwire Co Heflin Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 113 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 194 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 729 lbs | 2 |
Southwire Co Heflin Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwire Co Heflin Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Fitco, American Phoenix Inc., International Automotive Components Anniston, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Gibbs Die Casting Corp, Northwest Pipe Co, Metallix Refining Inc. Lab.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwire Co Heflin Plant on cumulative reported pounds (10.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Vicor Corp, Appalachian Timber Services LLC, Kohler Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Vicor Corp Andover, MA · Electrical Equipment 10.2K lbs reported
- Appalachian Timber Services LLC Sutton, WV · Wood Products 10.2K lbs reported
- Kohler Co Union City, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.2K lbs reported
- Pall Aeropower Corp New Port Richey New Port Richey, FL · Transportation Equipment 10.2K 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, Lead; nearby reporters include Fitco. Southwire Co Heflin Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Southwire Co Heflin Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwire Co Heflin Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Heflin, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331318 · Primary Metals. 100% of Cleburne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Appalachian Timber Services LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwire Co Heflin Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper. 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