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
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. 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.
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc has reported 249.4K lbs of toxic releases across 9 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 3 are classified as carcinogens, representing 33% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Primary Metals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 84% 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.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
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.
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 331314 (Primary Metals). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 249.4K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 9 distinct chemicals, 3 of which (33%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest 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.
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 208.3K lbs (83.5% of total volume), followed by air releases at 16.5%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 76% - from 74.9K lbs to 18.1K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc alongside Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc. 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 peers outside Alabama: Eckart America Corp; Magotteaux Inc; Encore Wire Corp; Victaulic Co - Forks Facility.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Stamped Products Inc for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
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.
Quick Facts
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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).
Reported total releases by year
Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc - annual TRI totals
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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 | 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 |
Location
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Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Stamped Products Inc, Koch Foods of Gadsden, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, ordered by distance.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Eckart America Corp, Magotteaux Inc, Encore Wire Corp.
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About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
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. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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- See whether releases reported by Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc are rising or falling over time (watch Copper compounds in the chemical mix). View trends
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- Cross-check similar-scale peer Eckart America Corp outside Alabama. Open Eckart America Corp
Rank and named neighbors (Stamped Products Inc, Koch Foods of Gadsden) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.