EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Unified Wire & Cable Inc.
Dekalb, IL
- Total releases
- 750 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Unified Wire & Cable Inc.: how the 750 lbs splits
750 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 750 lbs 100.0%
Unified Wire & Cable Inc.'s 750 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dekalb, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 750 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 750 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,265 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Unified Wire & Cable Inc. is pounds #648 and chemical-count #856 at 750 lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co; Nehring Electrical Works Co; Ozinga Ready-Mix-Dekalb; Natural Polymers LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Keshar Casting LLC DBA Supreme Casting; Central Wire; Steel Warehouse Co LLC; Signicast LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 750 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Keshar Casting LLC DBA Supreme Casting and Central Wire.
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
750 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Unified Wire & Cable Inc. reports the 1,045th-largest volume (750 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Keshar Casting LLC DBA Supreme Casting and Central Wire.
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
- Unified Wire & Cable Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unified Wire & Cable Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Unified Wire & Cable Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
13.6× more than the comparison
67% less 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 Unified Wire & Cable Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 750 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Unified Wire & Cable Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Unified Wire & Cable Inc. year-over-year reported totals. 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 750 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 750 lbs | - |
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Unified Wire & Cable Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co, Nehring Electrical Works Co, Ozinga Ready-Mix-Dekalb, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Keshar Casting LLC DBA Supreme Casting, Central Wire, Steel Warehouse Co LLC.
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; nearby reporters include Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co. Unified Wire & Cable Inc. stamps TRACE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Unified Wire & Cable Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dekalb, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alloy Polymers (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Unified Wire & Cable Inc. stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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