EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Afc Cable Systems
New Bedford, MA · Parent: Atkore International Inc
- Total releases
- 2.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Afc Cable Systems: how the 15.1K lbs splits
15.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.1K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 3 lbs <0.1%
Afc Cable Systems's 15.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Afc Cable Systems is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Bedford, MA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 12.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 2.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,475 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Afc Cable Systems is pounds #190 and chemical-count #129 at 2.5K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Acushnet Co Ball Plant II; Zapp Precision Strip Inc.; Cdaero, LLC; Acushnet Co Ball Plant III. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Massachusetts: Electrolux Consumer Products Inc.; Superior Battery Manufacturing Co Inc.; Varflex Corp; G&w Electric Co.. Other Atkore International Inc sites in this extract: Unistrut International Corp; Monogram Metals Inc; Allied Tube & Conduit Tectron Tube Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Antimony compounds; Copper; Zinc compounds.
Compare Afc Cable Systems with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Acushnet Co Ball Plant II North Dartmouth · 446.8K lbs
- Zapp Precision Strip Inc. Dartmouth · 5.3K lbs
- Cdaero, LLC New Bedford · 539 lbs
- Acushnet Co Ball Plant III New Bedford · 315.8K lbs
Similar-scale Electrical Equipment sites elsewhere: Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. (SC) · Superior Battery Manufacturing Co Inc. (KY) · Varflex Corp (NY)
Afc Cable Systems stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. and Superior Battery Manufacturing Co Inc..
Afc Cable Systems vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Afc Cable Systems: Antimony And Antimony Compounds-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Afc Cable Systems reports the 234th-largest volume (2.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Antimony And Antimony Compounds alone is 83.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. and Superior Battery Manufacturing Co Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Afc Cable Systems's pounds in one chemical - here Antimony And Antimony Compounds at 83.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Afc Cable Systems's total reported releases rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Afc Cable Systems's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Afc Cable Systems's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Afc Cable Systems Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Afc Cable Systems releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1351271% (1 lbs to 12.7K lbs).
Afc Cable Systems: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Afc Cable Systems year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1351271% 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: Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 12.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 12.7K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Copper | 4 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Afc Cable Systems · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Afc Cable Systems
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Acushnet Co Ball Plant II, Zapp Precision Strip Inc., Cdaero, LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Electrolux Consumer Products Inc., Superior Battery Manufacturing Co Inc., Varflex Corp.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Afc Cable Systems on cumulative reported pounds (2.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Reagents Holdings LLC, Tencate Finishing (southern Mills), Martin Operating Ptnr LP. 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 Atkore International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Unistrut International Corp, Monogram Metals Inc, Allied Tube & Conduit Tectron Tube Div.
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 Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds, Copper, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Acushnet Co Ball Plant II. Afc Cable Systems 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 Afc Cable Systems TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Antimony And Antimony Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Afc Cable Systems totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Bedford, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 335929 · Electrical Equipment. 0.1% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Reagents Holdings LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Afc Cable Systems stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Antimony And Antimony 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