EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc
Gadsden, AL · Parent: Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc
- Total releases
- 249.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc: how the 249.4K lbs splits
249.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 208.3K lbs 83.5%
- Air Releases 41.1K lbs 16.5%
- Water Discharges 45 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc's 249.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper 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-LEAN
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gadsden, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 18.1K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 249.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,874 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: Stamped Products Inc; Koch Foods of Gadsden; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Rainbow City Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Eckart America Corp; Magotteaux Inc; Encore Wire Corp; Victaulic Co - Forks Facility. Other Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc sites in this extract: Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Compare Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Stamped Products Inc Gadsden · 99 lbs
- Koch Foods of Gadsden Gadsden · 7.0M lbs
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Gadsden · 73.3K lbs
- Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Rainbow City Plant Rainbow City · 3 lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Eckart America Corp (KY) · Magotteaux Inc (TN) · Encore Wire Corp (TX)
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.5% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 249.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eckart America Corp and Magotteaux Inc.
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
249K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc reports the 277th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Eckart America Corp and Magotteaux Inc.
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
- Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc's total reported releases fell from 58.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc's off-site transfers fell from 49.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc's air releases rose from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc Form-R facts
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See how Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 249.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (74.9K lbs to 18.1K lbs).
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc: 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 Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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 compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 51.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 47.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 58.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 18.1K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper compounds | 101.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 95.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 41.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc on cumulative reported pounds (249.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Bell Plant 5, Altec Osceola Body Plant, Unilin Flooring. 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.
- Bell Plant 5 Grand Prairie, TX · Transportation Equipment 249.3K lbs reported
- Altec Osceola Body Plant Osceola, IA · Transportation Equipment 249.2K lbs reported
- Unilin Flooring Thomasville, NC · Wood Products 249.8K lbs reported
- Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co East Chicago, IN · Fabricated Metals 248.7K 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
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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 compounds, Zinc compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Stamped Products Inc. Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gadsden, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 3.4% of Etowah TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bell Plant 5 (Δ 70 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper 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