EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Plymouth Tube Co
Salisbury, MD · Parent: Plymouth Tube Co
- Total releases
- 180.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plymouth Tube Co: how the 203.8K lbs splits
203.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 195.0K lbs 95.7%
- Off-site Transfers 8.8K lbs 4.3%
Plymouth Tube Co's 203.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Trichloroethylene.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Plymouth Tube Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salisbury, MD, in the primary metals sector. It reported 23.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 180.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,425 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Plymouth Tube Co is pounds #13 and chemical-count #21 at 180.6K lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Spartech LLC; Trinity Sterile; Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Maryland: US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works; Selmet Inc; Everzinc USA Clarksville; Cmc Steel New Jersey. Other Plymouth Tube Co sites in this extract: Plymouth Tube Trent Plant; Plymouth Engineered Shapes; Plymouth Tube Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Trichloroethylene; 1-Bromopropane; Nitric acid; Chromium.
Plymouth Tube Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.7% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 180.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works and Selmet Inc.
Plymouth Tube Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
181K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plymouth Tube Co: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Plymouth Tube Co reports the 322nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.1% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up more than 99.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Maryland include US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works and Selmet Inc.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (more than 99.9% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plymouth Tube Co's total reported releases fell from 39.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Tube Co's off-site transfers fell from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Tube Co's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Tube Co's air releases fell from 31.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plymouth Tube Co Form-R facts
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See how Plymouth Tube Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
362.7× more than the comparison
3.0× more 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 Plymouth Tube Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 203.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 50% (46.2K lbs to 23.2K lbs).
Plymouth Tube Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Plymouth Tube Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Trichloroethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 12.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 52.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 39.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 29.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 23.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Trichloroethylene | 111.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1-Bromopropane | 92.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 121 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 30 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 30 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 8 lbs | - |
Plymouth Tube Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plymouth Tube Co
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Spartech LLC, Trinity Sterile, Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 151 other reporting facilities in Maryland.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works, Selmet Inc, Everzinc USA Clarksville.
Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plymouth Tube Co on cumulative reported pounds (180.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Albemarle Corp, H-J Enterprises Inc, Jindal Films Americas LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Plymouth Tube Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Plymouth Tube Trent Plant, Plymouth Engineered Shapes, Plymouth Tube 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 Trichloroethylene, 1-Bromopropane, Nitric acid, Chromium; nearby reporters include Spartech LLC. Plymouth Tube Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Plymouth Tube Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plymouth Tube Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salisbury, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 7.9% of Wicomico TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Albemarle Corp (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plymouth Tube Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene. 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