EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant
Norwich, CT · Parent: Freeport-McMoran Inc
- Total releases
- 54.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant: how the 54.9K lbs splits
54.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 50.6K lbs 92.2%
- Air Releases 3.8K lbs 6.9%
- Water Discharges 500 lbs 0.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant's 54.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Norwich, CT, in the primary metals sector. It reported 18.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 54.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 5,921 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant is pounds #39 and chemical-count #128 at 54.9K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nalas Engineering Services Inc; Americas Styrenics Allyns Point Plant; Montville Power LLC; US Dod-Naval Submarine Base New London. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Connecticut: Swagelok Processing Co; Bull Moose Tube Co; Matalco Shelbyville LLC; Buck Co Inc. Other Freeport-McMoran Inc sites in this extract: Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc; Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc; Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc; Climax Molybdenum Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead compounds.
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.9K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Swagelok Processing Co and Bull Moose Tube Co.
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
55K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant reports the 495th-largest volume (54.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 98.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Swagelok Processing Co and Bull Moose Tube Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 98.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant Form-R facts
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115.6× more than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 50% (36.5K lbs to 18.4K lbs).
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 36.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 18.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 54.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 846 lbs | - |
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Nalas Engineering Services Inc, Americas Styrenics Allyns Point Plant, Montville Power LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Swagelok Processing Co, Bull Moose Tube Co, Matalco Shelbyville LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant on cumulative reported pounds (54.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Patheon Api Inc., Etm Enterprises Inc., Comanche Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Freeport-McMoran Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc, Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc, Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc.
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, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Nalas Engineering Services Inc. Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant 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 Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Norwich, CT, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 17.9% of New London TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Patheon Api Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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