EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Southwire Co
Carrollton, GA · Parent: Southwire Co
- Total releases
- 516.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southwire Co: how the 516.7K lbs splits
516.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 472.9K lbs 91.5%
- Air Releases 41.0K lbs 7.9%
- Water Discharges 2.7K lbs 0.5%
Southwire Co's 516.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Southwire Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carrollton, GA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 138.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 516.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,904 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. Southwire Co is pounds #61 and chemical-count #60 at 516.7K 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: Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc; Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Decostar Industries Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Georgia: Jessop Steel LLC; Cmc Steel Sc; Metalsamerica; Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Facility. Other Southwire Co sites in this extract: Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co; Southwire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Decabromodiphenyl oxide.
Southwire Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.5% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 516.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jessop Steel LLC and Cmc Steel Sc.
Southwire Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
517K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southwire Co inside Carroll's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Southwire Co reports the 208th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.4% of every pound reported in Carroll. Scale peers outside Georgia include Jessop Steel LLC and Cmc Steel Sc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Carroll's reported pounds (1.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwire Co's total reported releases rose from 107.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 138.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's off-site transfers rose from 99.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 131.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's air releases fell from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's water releases rose from 468 lb in 2022 to 507 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwire Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Southwire Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 516.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (122.0K lbs to 138.8K lbs).
Southwire Co: 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 Southwire Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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 | 122.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 67.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 80.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 107.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 138.8K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 200.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 144.8K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 77.4K lbs | - |
| Decabromodiphenyl oxide | 35.5K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 28.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 27.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 338 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
Southwire Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwire Co
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc, Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant, Southwire Co North Campus, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Jessop Steel LLC, Cmc Steel Sc, Metalsamerica.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwire Co on cumulative reported pounds (516.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include The Andersons Inc. - Gibbon, Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center, Microporous LLC. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- The Andersons Inc. - Gibbon Gibbon, NE · Chemicals 516.6K lbs reported
- Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center Saint Louis, MO · Electric Utilities 516.3K lbs reported
- Microporous LLC Piney Flats, TN · Plastics and Rubber 517.7K lbs reported
- Tech Met Inc. Glassport, PA · Fabricated Metals 517.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southwire Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant, Southwire Co North Campus, Southwire Co.
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, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Decabromodiphenyl oxide; nearby reporters include Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc. Southwire Co 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 Southwire Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwire Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carrollton, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 37.4% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Andersons Inc. - Gibbon (Δ 68 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwire Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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