EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bekaert Corp
Van Buren, AR · Parent: Bekaert Corp
- Total releases
- 376.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bekaert Corp: how the 376.0K lbs splits
376.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 264.4K lbs 70.3%
- Air Releases 111.1K lbs 29.5%
- Water Discharges 486 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 12 lbs <0.1%
Bekaert Corp's 376.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 70.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 29.5%. 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
Bekaert Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Van Buren, AR, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 92.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 376.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,283 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: Precision Packaging Inc; Gerber Products Co; Applied Process Fort Smith; Ok Foods-Ft Smith. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Arkansas: Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; Ellwood National Forge Co; South Atlantic Galvanizing LLC; Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc. Other Bekaert Corp sites in this extract: Bekaert Corp; Bekaert Corp; Bekaert Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.
Bekaert Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (70.3% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 376.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp and Ellwood National Forge Co.
Bekaert Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
376K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bekaert Corp inside Crawford's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bekaert Corp reports the 150th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 79.2% of every pound reported in Crawford. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 63.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp and Ellwood National Forge Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Crawford's reported pounds (474.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bekaert Corp's total reported releases fell from 104.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 92.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bekaert Corp's water releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 186 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bekaert Corp's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bekaert Corp's off-site transfers fell from 77.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bekaert Corp Form-R facts
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See how Bekaert Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
875188.9× more than the comparison
67% more 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 Bekaert Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 376.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 69% (54.7K lbs to 92.6K lbs).
Bekaert Corp: 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 Bekaert Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 69% 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 | 54.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 75.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 48.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 104.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 92.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 238.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 71.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 63.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 695 lbs | Carcinogen |
Bekaert Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bekaert Corp
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Precision Packaging Inc, Gerber Products Co, Applied Process Fort Smith, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Ellwood National Forge Co, South Atlantic Galvanizing LLC.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bekaert Corp on cumulative reported pounds (376.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Glanbia Foods Inc., Sea Ray Boats Inc Merritt Island, Timkensteel Corp-Faircrest Steel Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Glanbia Foods Inc. Blackfoot, ID · Food 376.0K lbs reported
- Sea Ray Boats Inc Merritt Island Merritt Island, FL · Transportation Equipment 376.0K lbs reported
- Timkensteel Corp-Faircrest Steel Plant Canton, OH · Primary Metals 376.1K lbs reported
- Corteva Agriscience LLC Pittsburg, CA · Chemicals 375.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bekaert Corp Facilities
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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 compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Precision Packaging Inc. Bekaert Corp 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 Bekaert Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bekaert Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Van Buren, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332999 · Fabricated Metals. 79.2% of Crawford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Glanbia Foods Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bekaert Corp 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