EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Hitachi Cable America Inc
New Albany, IN · Parent: Hitachi Metals America Ltd
- Total releases
- 3.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Hitachi Cable America Inc: how the 3.3K lbs splits
3.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.3K lbs 100.0%
Hitachi Cable America Inc's 3.3K 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: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Hitachi Cable America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Albany, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 11,959 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. Hitachi Cable America Inc is pounds #528 and chemical-count #761 at 3.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Samtec Inc; Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C.; Wise Technical Manufacturing; Fox Group Inc. DBA Bruce Fox Inc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Carpenter Co.; Covalence Coated Products; Arbco Industries Inc; Allied Moulded Products Inc. - Plant 3. Other Hitachi Metals America Ltd sites in this extract: Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6; Waupaca Foundry Inc - Lawrenceville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Hitachi Cable America Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.3K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carpenter Co. and Covalence Coated Products.
Hitachi Cable America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.3K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hitachi Cable America Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Hitachi Cable America Inc reports the 941st-largest volume (3.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Carpenter Co. and Covalence Coated Products.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hitachi Cable America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Hitachi Cable America Inc Form-R facts
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See how Hitachi Cable America Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.4× 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 Hitachi Cable America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.3K lbs | - |
Hitachi Cable America Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hitachi Cable America Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Samtec Inc, Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C., Wise Technical Manufacturing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Carpenter Co., Covalence Coated Products, Arbco Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hitachi Cable America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include C L Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery Co Inc, Carrier Corp - Collierville, Mercury Products Corp.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- C L Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery Co Inc Hattiesburg, MS · Primary Metals 3.3K lbs reported
- Carrier Corp - Collierville Collierville, TN · Machinery 3.3K lbs reported
- Mercury Products Corp. Schaumburg, IL · Fabricated Metals 3.3K lbs reported
- Ec Styberg Engineering Co Racine, WI · Fabricated Metals 3.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Hitachi Metals America Ltd Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6, Waupaca Foundry Inc - Lawrenceville.
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Samtec Inc. Hitachi Cable America Inc 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 Hitachi Cable America Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hitachi Cable America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Albany, IN, latest year 2019. NAICS 326220 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.7% of Floyd TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: C L Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery Co Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hitachi Cable America Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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