EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC
Bessemer, AL · Parent: Quikrete Holdings
- Total releases
- 6.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC: how the 6.9M lbs splits
6.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.6M lbs 96.4%
- Air Releases 237.5K lbs 3.5%
- Water Discharges 6.8K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC's 6.9M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bessemer, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 6.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 304 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: Precoat Metals; Bpi Inc-Bessemer Al Plant; Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc; Safety-Kleen Systems Dolomite (dal). Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3; Alloy Resource Corp; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Other Quikrete Holdings sites in this extract: Griffin Pipe Products Co; US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC; Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland; Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Xylene (mixed isomers).
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.4% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 and Alloy Resource Corp.
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.9M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC reports the 41st-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.3% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Scale peers outside Alabama include Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 and Alloy Resource Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson's reported pounds (24.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC's water releases rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC's air releases fell from 51.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC Form-R facts
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See how US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
41.0× more than the comparison
21% less 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 US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (1.3M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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 compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3M lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 1.3M lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 1.4M lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.9M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 2.2M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 483.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 167.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 65.7K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 17.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 15.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 13.6K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 760 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 47 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Precoat Metals, Bpi Inc-Bessemer Al Plant, Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3, Alloy Resource Corp, Nucor Steel.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (6.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant, Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant, Limestone Electric Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant Mulberry, FL · Chemicals 6.9M lbs reported
- Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant Yazoo City, MS · Chemicals 6.9M lbs reported
- Limestone Electric Generating Station Jewett, TX · Electric Utilities 6.8M lbs reported
- Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant Beaver Dam, KY · Food 6.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Quikrete Holdings Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Griffin Pipe Products Co, US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC, Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland.
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 compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Precoat Metals. US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC stamps HEAVY 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 US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bessemer, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 28.3% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant (Δ 10.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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