EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Vulcan Inc
Foley, AL
- Total releases
- 20.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vulcan Inc: how the 20.4K lbs splits
20.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.4K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs <0.1%
Vulcan Inc's 20.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Vulcan Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Foley, AL, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 20.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,201 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: Ascend Performance Materials; Crown USA Inc.; Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company); Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Foley. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Alabama: Ethicon Inc; W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.; Merz N.a. Inc.; Domico Med-Device. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Compare Vulcan Inc with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Ascend Performance Materials Foley · 201 lbs
- Crown USA Inc. Foley · 77.2K lbs
- Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company) Foley · 31 lbs
- Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Foley Foley · 1 lbs
Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing sites elsewhere: Ethicon Inc (GA) · W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (AZ) · Merz N.a. Inc. (WI)
Vulcan Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ethicon Inc and W. L. Gore & Associates Inc..
Vulcan Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vulcan Inc: Chromium-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Vulcan Inc reports the 89th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Ethicon Inc and W. L. Gore & Associates Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vulcan Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vulcan Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vulcan Inc's off-site transfers fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vulcan 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 Vulcan Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 66% (5.5K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Vulcan Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Vulcan Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium | 20.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
Vulcan Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vulcan Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Ascend Performance Materials, Crown USA Inc., Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company), ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Ethicon Inc, W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., Merz N.a. Inc..
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vulcan Inc on cumulative reported pounds (20.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include New Dairy Louisiana LLC, Waterbury Plating Llc., Pci Synthesis. 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.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Chromium, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ascend Performance Materials. Vulcan Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Vulcan Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vulcan Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Foley, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339950 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 9.5% of Baldwin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: New Dairy Louisiana LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vulcan Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium. 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