EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Thermalex Inc
Montgomery, AL
- Total releases
- 58.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Thermalex Inc: how the 58.4K lbs splits
58.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 58.4K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 7 lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs <0.1%
Thermalex Inc's 58.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Thermalex Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Montgomery, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 9.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 58.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,783 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: Api Heat Transfer; Kinpak LLC; Rheem Manufacturing Water Heater Div; Steris Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Ej Ardmore Inc; Paragon Industries Inc; Gerdau Wilton; Tapco Tube Co/meadville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Copper; Chromium; Manganese.
Thermalex Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 58.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ej Ardmore Inc and Paragon Industries Inc.
Thermalex Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
58K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thermalex Inc: Zinc (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Thermalex Inc reports the 483rd-largest volume (58.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc (fume or dust) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Ej Ardmore Inc and Paragon Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thermalex Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc (fume or dust) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thermalex Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermalex Inc's air releases fell from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thermalex Inc Form-R facts
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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 Thermalex Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (16.5K lbs to 9.9K lbs).
Thermalex Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Thermalex Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Zinc (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 12.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 9.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 10.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 9.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 58.4K lbs | - |
| Copper | 7 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 2 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Thermalex Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Thermalex Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Api Heat Transfer, Kinpak LLC, Rheem Manufacturing Water Heater Div, 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. Ej Ardmore Inc, Paragon Industries Inc, Gerdau Wilton.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thermalex Inc on cumulative reported pounds (58.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Stihl Inc, Worthen Industries, Tenneco Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Zinc (fume or dust), Copper, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Api Heat Transfer. Thermalex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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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This Thermalex Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Zinc (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thermalex Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Montgomery, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331318 · Primary Metals. 5.3% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Stihl Inc (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thermalex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc (fume or dust). 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