EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Afco Steel LLC
Van Buren, AR
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Afco Steel LLC: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.1K lbs 100.0%
Afco Steel LLC's 3.1K 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: Zinc (fume or dust).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Afco Steel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Van Buren, AR, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 656 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,061 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Tate&lyle Van Buren; Tyson Poultry Inc; Applied Process Fort Smith; Precision Packaging Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Arkansas: We Mac Manufacturing; W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Armotek Industries Inc; Dubose Strapping Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust).
Afco Steel LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include We Mac Manufacturing and W&w-Afco Steel LLC.
Afco Steel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Afco Steel LLC: Zinc (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Afco Steel LLC reports the 1,478th-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc (fume or dust) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include We Mac Manufacturing and W&w-Afco Steel LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Afco Steel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc (fume or dust) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Afco Steel LLC's total reported releases fell from 714 lb in 2022 to 656 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Afco Steel LLC's air releases fell from 714 lb in 2022 to 656 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Afco Steel LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Afco Steel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (634 lbs to 656 lbs).
Afco Steel LLC: 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 Afco Steel LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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 | 634 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 856 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 237 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 714 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 656 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 3.1K lbs | - |
Afco Steel LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Afco Steel LLC
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Tate&lyle Van Buren, Tyson Poultry Inc, Applied Process Fort Smith, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. We Mac Manufacturing, W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Armotek Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Afco Steel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include We Mac Manufacturing, Gs II Inc., Anthony Forest Products LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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); nearby reporters include Tate&lyle Van Buren. Afco Steel LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Afco Steel LLC 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.
Afco Steel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Van Buren, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of Crawford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: We Mac Manufacturing (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Afco Steel LLC 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