EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cal-Chem Metals Inc
Globe, AZ
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cal-Chem Metals Inc: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 100.0%
Cal-Chem Metals Inc's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cal-Chem Metals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Globe, AZ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 255 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,489 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cal-Chem Metals Inc is pounds #161 and chemical-count #161 at 1.3K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc; Pinto Valley Mine; Carlota Copper Co; Resolution Copper Mining. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arizona: Silbond Corp; Byk USA Inc.; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc-Palm; Royal Metal Powders Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds.
Compare Cal-Chem Metals Inc with
Nearest reporters in Arizona
- Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc Claypool · 129.3M lbs
- Pinto Valley Mine Miami · 44.2M lbs
- Carlota Copper Co Miami · 51.7K lbs
- Resolution Copper Mining Superior · 155.8K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Silbond Corp (MI) · Byk USA Inc. (CT) · Matheson Tri-Gas Inc-Palm (PA)
Cal-Chem Metals Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Silbond Corp and Byk USA Inc..
Cal-Chem Metals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cal-Chem Metals Inc: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cal-Chem Metals Inc reports the 2,768th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 80.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Silbond Corp and Byk USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cal-Chem Metals Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 80.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Cal-Chem Metals 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 Cal-Chem Metals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (255 lbs to 255 lbs).
Cal-Chem Metals 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 Cal-Chem Metals Inc year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 255 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 255 lbs | - |
Cal-Chem Metals Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cal-Chem Metals Inc
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc, Pinto Valley Mine, Carlota Copper Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Silbond Corp, Byk USA Inc., Matheson Tri-Gas Inc-Palm.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cal-Chem Metals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Plainville Plating Co Inc, Star Iron Works Inc., Pratt & Whitney Amercon. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Plainville Plating Co Inc Plainville, CT · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Star Iron Works Inc. Big Run, PA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Pratt & Whitney Amercon Middletown, PA · Transportation Equipment 1.3K lbs reported
- Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Sylvania Ga. Sylvania, GA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc. Cal-Chem Metals 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 Cal-Chem Metals Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cal-Chem Metals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Globe, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Gila TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dodge Industrial (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cal-Chem Metals Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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