EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Beneke Wire Co
Louisville, KY
- Total releases
- 198.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Beneke Wire Co: how the 198.9K lbs splits
198.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 197.1K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 0.9%
Beneke Wire Co's 198.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Beneke Wire Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 198.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,248 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. Beneke Wire Co is pounds #93 and chemical-count #260 at 198.9K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: The Pittsburgh Paints Co.; Safety-Kleen Systems Louisville (lou); Louisville Packaging; Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Pace Industries Inc; Southern Cast Products Inc; Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton LLC; Itw Bedford Wire. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Beneke Wire Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 198.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pace Industries Inc and Southern Cast Products Inc.
Beneke Wire Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
199K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Beneke Wire Co: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Beneke Wire Co reports the 308th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 80.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Pace Industries Inc and Southern Cast Products Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Beneke Wire Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 80.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Beneke Wire Co's total reported releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Beneke Wire Co's air releases rose from 300 lb in 2022 to 755 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Beneke Wire Co's off-site transfers fell from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 500 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Beneke Wire Co Form-R facts
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See how Beneke Wire Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
87.2× more than the comparison
60% 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 Beneke Wire Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 198.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (12.8K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Beneke Wire 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 Beneke Wire Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 15.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 160.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 160.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 38.1K lbs | - |
Beneke Wire Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Beneke Wire Co
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including The Pittsburgh Paints Co., Safety-Kleen Systems Louisville (lou), Louisville Packaging, 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. Pace Industries Inc, Southern Cast Products Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Beneke Wire Co on cumulative reported pounds (198.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Burlington Generating Station, Acme Brick Co Jonesboro, Flame Metals Processing Corp. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Burlington Generating Station Burlington, IA · Electric Utilities 198.9K lbs reported
- Acme Brick Co Jonesboro Jonesboro, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 199.0K lbs reported
- Flame Metals Processing Corp Rogers, MN · Fabricated Metals 198.8K lbs reported
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Rothschild, WI · Electric Utilities 199.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include The Pittsburgh Paints Co.. Beneke Wire Co stamps MID 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 Beneke Wire Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Beneke Wire Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331318 · Primary Metals. 0.9% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Burlington Generating Station (Δ 26 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Beneke Wire Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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