EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valmont Industries Inc
Farmington, MN
- Total releases
- 138.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont Industries Inc: how the 138.2K lbs splits
138.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 137.0K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 0.9%
Valmont Industries Inc's 138.2K 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Valmont Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Farmington, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 75.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 138.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,912 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Valmont Industries Inc is pounds #86 and chemical-count #339 at 138.2K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kemps LLC; Tcc Materials Rosemount; Cemstone - Rosemount Umore; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Snap-On Tools Elkmont Manufacturing; Valmont-Virginia Galvanizing Inc; American Metals Corp; Manchester Tank & Equipment. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
Valmont Industries Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 138.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Snap-On Tools Elkmont Manufacturing and Valmont-Virginia Galvanizing Inc.
Valmont Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
138K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valmont Industries Inc: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valmont Industries Inc reports the 355th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Snap-On Tools Elkmont Manufacturing and Valmont-Virginia Galvanizing Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Valmont Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont Industries Inc's total reported releases rose from 62.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Industries Inc's off-site transfers rose from 62.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Industries Inc's air releases fell from 220 lb in 2022 to 210 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont Industries Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valmont Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 138.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27756% (270 lbs to 75.2K lbs).
Valmont Industries Inc: 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 Valmont Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27756% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 270 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 300 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 240 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 62.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 75.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 138.2K lbs | - |
Valmont Industries Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont Industries Inc
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Kemps LLC, Tcc Materials Rosemount, Cemstone - Rosemount Umore, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Snap-On Tools Elkmont Manufacturing, Valmont-Virginia Galvanizing Inc, American Metals Corp.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (138.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co, Liberty Pultrusions, Chemical Products Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Gastonia, NC · Textile Product 138.3K lbs reported
- Liberty Pultrusions West Mifflin, PA · Plastics and Rubber 138.4K lbs reported
- Chemical Products Corp Cartersville, GA · Chemicals 138.4K lbs reported
- Snap-On Tools Elkmont Manufacturing Elkmont, AL · Fabricated Metals 138.1K 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 Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Kemps LLC. Valmont Industries Inc 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.
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This Valmont Industries Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valmont Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Farmington, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 1.1% of Dakota TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co (Δ 96 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont Industries Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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