EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals

Bekaert Corp

Rome, GA · Parent: Bekaert Corp

Total releases
32.7K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Bekaert Corp: how the 32.7K lbs splits

32.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 25.5K lbs 78.0%
  • Air Releases 7.1K lbs 21.7%
  • Water Discharges 90 lbs 0.3%
  • Land Disposal 2 lbs <0.1%

Bekaert Corp's 32.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 78.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 21.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Bekaert Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rome, GA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 9.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 32.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,102 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bekaert Corp is pounds #207 and chemical-count #167 at 32.7K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: A & L Shielding Inc.; Profile Custom Extrusions LLC; Steel King Industries Inc.; Pirelli Tire N.a.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Georgia: Denison Industries; Leoni Wire Inc; Skyline Steel Llc-Newton; US Steel Corp Tubular Div Lorain Tubular. Other Bekaert Corp sites in this extract: Bekaert Corp; Bekaert Corp; Bekaert Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Copper compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Copper And Copper Compounds.

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Bekaert Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (78.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Denison Industries and Leoni Wire Inc.

#7,102 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Bekaert Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

33K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Bekaert Corp in the Primary Metals sector extract

Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bekaert Corp reports the 564th-largest volume (32.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Georgia include Denison Industries and Leoni Wire Inc.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Bekaert Corp's total reported releases rose from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bekaert Corp's off-site transfers rose from 6.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bekaert Corp's air releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Bekaert Corp Form-R facts

Sector
Primary Metals
LIGHT volume
32.7K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
5
Lead chemical
Lead And Lead Compounds

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See how Bekaert Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Bekaert Corp
32.7K lbs
A & L Shielding Inc.
32.3K lbs

About the same as the comparison

Chemicals reported
Bekaert Corp
5
A & L Shielding Inc.
1

5.0× 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: 32.7K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 25.5K lbs (78.0%)
Air Releases 7.1K lbs (21.7%)
Water Discharges 90 lbs (0.3%)
Land Disposal 2 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (10.6K lbs to 9.3K lbs).

Bekaert Corp: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Bekaert Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 10.6K lbs 4
2020 2.8K lbs 3
2021 2.7K lbs 3
2022 7.3K lbs 3
2023 9.3K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Lead And Lead Compounds 11.9K lbs -
Copper compounds 8.6K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6.9K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 4.6K lbs -
Zinc compounds 592 lbs -

Bekaert Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site

Rome, GA
34.2194, -85.1736
County TRI context
Floyd · 0.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Bekaert Corp

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bekaert Corp on cumulative reported pounds (32.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Crown Group Waterloo Plant, Denison Industries, Design Concepts/marine Concepts. 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.

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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include A & L Shielding Inc.. Bekaert Corp 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 Bekaert Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead 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 Rome, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of Floyd TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crown Group Waterloo Plant (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Bekaert Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead 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