EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Southcoast Plating Inc
New Bedford, MA
- Total releases
- 45.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southcoast Plating Inc: how the 45.8K lbs splits
45.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 45.8K lbs 100.0%
Southcoast Plating Inc's 45.8K 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
Southcoast Plating Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Bedford, MA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 10.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 45.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 6,309 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. Southcoast Plating Inc is pounds #65 and chemical-count #166 at 45.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Acushnet Rubber Co D/b/a Precix Inc.; Rothtec Engraving Corp; Ametek Aegis; Ulbrich Precision Alloys LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Massachusetts: D & W Plating Co Inc; Greif Packaging LLC; Azz Enclosure Systems - Chattanooga LLC; Hard Chrome Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitric acid.
Compare Southcoast Plating Inc with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Acushnet Rubber Co D/b/a Precix Inc. New Bedford · 9.0K lbs
- Rothtec Engraving Corp New Bedford · 9.0K lbs
- Ametek Aegis New Bedford · 6.5K lbs
- Ulbrich Precision Alloys LLC New Bedford · 89 lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: D & W Plating Co Inc (TN) · Greif Packaging LLC (CA) · Azz Enclosure Systems - Chattanooga LLC (TN)
Southcoast Plating Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 45.8K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include D & W Plating Co Inc and Greif Packaging LLC.
Southcoast Plating Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
46K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southcoast Plating Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Southcoast Plating Inc reports the 705th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include D & W Plating Co Inc and Greif Packaging LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southcoast Plating Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Southcoast Plating Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Southcoast Plating Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 45.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 54% (22.9K lbs to 10.5K lbs).
Southcoast Plating Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Southcoast Plating Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 54% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 10.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 45.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Southcoast Plating Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southcoast Plating Inc on cumulative reported pounds (45.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant, Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing Inc, Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion. 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.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant Rockingham, NC · Food 45.8K lbs reported
- Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing Inc Wylie, TX · Chemicals 45.8K lbs reported
- Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion Tacoma, WA · Plastics and Rubber 45.8K lbs reported
- Ineos Composites Jacksonville, AR · Chemicals 45.8K lbs reported
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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 Zinc compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Acushnet Rubber Co D/b/a Precix Inc.. Southcoast Plating 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 Southcoast Plating Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southcoast Plating Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Bedford, MA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southcoast Plating 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