EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.
Steele, AL · Parent: Valmont Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 282.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.: how the 282.8K lbs splits
282.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 277.9K lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 4.7K lbs 1.7%
- Water Discharges 241 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.'s 282.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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 TRACE-CARC
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Steele, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 50.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 282.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,670 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: Providential Metals; Grooms Aluminum Recycling; Real Alloy Specification LLC; Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1662. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Lake City Plating; V&s Korns Galvanizing LLC; Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls; Reef Services, LLC. Other Valmont Industries Inc sites in this extract: Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Valmont Composite Structures Estill; Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Diisocyanates; Lead.
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.3% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 282.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lake City Plating and V&s Korns Galvanizing LLC.
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
283K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. inside St. Clair's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. reports the 195th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 44.1% of every pound reported in St. Clair. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Lake City Plating and V&s Korns Galvanizing LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of St. Clair's reported pounds (641.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 68.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.'s water releases fell from 148 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 67.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
8569.1× more than the comparison
40% 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 Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 282.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (57.1K lbs to 50.7K lbs).
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing 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 Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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 | 57.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 36.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 70.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 68.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 50.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 281.9K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 789 lbs | - |
| Lead | 71 lbs | Carcinogen |
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Providential Metals, Grooms Aluminum Recycling, Real Alloy Specification LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Lake City Plating, V&s Korns Galvanizing LLC, Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (282.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Allnex USA Inc., Marsh Furniture Co, US Army Fort Ap Hill. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Valmont Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Valmont Composite Structures Estill, Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing.
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, Diisocyanates, Lead; nearby reporters include Providential Metals. Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. stamps MID 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 Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Steele, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 44.1% of St. Clair TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allnex USA Inc. (Δ 46 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc. stamps MID 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