EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Cerro Wire LLC
Crothersville, IN · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 20.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cerro Wire LLC: how the 20.6M lbs splits
20.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.6M lbs 100.0%
Cerro Wire LLC's 20.6M 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cerro Wire LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Crothersville, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.9M lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 20.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 97 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cerro Wire LLC is pounds #6 and chemical-count #346 at 20.6M lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aisin Drivetrain Inc.; Aisin Chemical Indiana LLC; Ilpea Industries Inc; Multi-Color Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp; Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant; Climax Molybdenum Co; Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co; Pacificorp Hunter Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
Cerro Wire LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp and Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant.
Cerro Wire LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cerro Wire LLC inside Jackson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cerro Wire LLC reports the 17th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.6% of every pound reported in Jackson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp and Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jackson's reported pounds (21.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cerro Wire LLC's total reported releases fell from 5.8 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cerro Wire LLC's off-site transfers fell from 5.8 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cerro Wire LLC Form-R facts
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See how Cerro Wire LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Cerro Wire LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 79% (2.2M lbs to 3.9M lbs).
Cerro Wire LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 2
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Cerro Wire LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 79% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2M lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.5M lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.2M lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.8M lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.9M lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 20.5M lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 98.4K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 30.3K lbs | - |
Cerro Wire LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cerro Wire LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Aisin Drivetrain Inc., Aisin Chemical Indiana LLC, Ilpea Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, Climax Molybdenum Co.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cerro Wire LLC on cumulative reported pounds (20.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include McCain Foods USA Inc., Lyondell Chemical Co, Dagger Draw Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant, Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal 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, Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds; nearby reporters include Aisin Drivetrain Inc.. Cerro Wire LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Cerro Wire LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cerro Wire LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Crothersville, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 96.6% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: McCain Foods USA Inc. (Δ 402.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cerro Wire LLC stamps HEAVY 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