EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Bekaert Corp
Shelbyville, KY · Parent: Bekaert Corp
- Total releases
- 6.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Bekaert Corp: how the 6.6K lbs splits
6.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.3K lbs 65.0%
- Air Releases 2.3K lbs 34.6%
- Water Discharges 30 lbs 0.5%
- Land Disposal 2 lbs <0.1%
Bekaert Corp's 6.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Bekaert Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelbyville, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 6.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 10,650 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bekaert Corp is pounds #242 and chemical-count #214 at 6.6K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Greenfield Global USA Inc.; Stanley Black & Decker; Matalco Shelbyville LLC; Katayama American Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant; Motor Castings Co; Wyman-Gordon Co; Donsco Inc. Other Bekaert Corp sites in this extract: Bekaert Corp; Bekaert Corp; Bekaert Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead And Lead Compounds.
Bekaert Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Shelbyville, KY: 6.6K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant and Motor Castings Co.
Bekaert Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.6K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bekaert Corp: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bekaert Corp reports the 799th-largest volume (6.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 67.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant and Motor Castings Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bekaert Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 67.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Bekaert Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bekaert Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.6K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 91 lbs | - |
Bekaert Corp in Shelby
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bekaert Corp
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Greenfield Global USA Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Matalco Shelbyville LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant, Motor Castings Co, Wyman-Gordon Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bekaert Corp on cumulative reported pounds (6.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Winston Heat Treating Inc, Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant, West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant. 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.
- Winston Heat Treating Inc Dayton, OH · Fabricated Metals 6.6K lbs reported
- Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant Mineral Wells, TX · Primary Metals 6.6K lbs reported
- West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, IA · Food 6.6K lbs reported
- US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300) Tracy, CA · Other 6.6K lbs reported
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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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Greenfield Global USA Inc.. Bekaert Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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 Shelbyville, KY, latest year 2019. NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 10.1% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bekaert Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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