EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Howard Industries Inc.
Laurel, MS · Parent: Howard Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 128.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Howard Industries Inc.: how the 128.8K lbs splits
128.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 123.9K lbs 96.2%
- Off-site Transfers 4.9K lbs 3.8%
Howard Industries Inc.'s 128.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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-LEAN
Howard Industries Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Laurel, MS, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 17.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 128.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,056 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Howard Industries Inc. is pounds #83 and chemical-count #44 at 128.8K lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Essmueller Co; Mmc Materials Inc - Laurel; Sanderson Farms Inc; Championx-Laurel. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Mississippi: Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div; Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC; Whirlpool Corp; Okonite Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Howard Industries Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.2% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 128.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div and Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC.
Howard Industries Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
129K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Howard Industries Inc.: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Howard Industries Inc. reports the 59th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 89.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div and Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Howard Industries Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 89.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Howard Industries Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 29.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Howard Industries Inc.'s air releases fell from 28.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Howard Industries Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 994 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Howard Industries Inc. Form-R facts
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40% 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 Howard Industries Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 128.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (27.6K lbs to 17.7K lbs).
Howard Industries Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Howard Industries Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 28.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 25.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 29.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 17.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 115.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 527 lbs | Carcinogen |
Howard Industries Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Howard Industries Inc.
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Essmueller Co, Mmc Materials Inc - Laurel, Sanderson Farms Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 327 other reporting facilities in Mississippi.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div, Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC, Whirlpool Corp.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Howard Industries Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (128.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Tms International LLC, Metal Source LLC, Roseburg Forest Products Co-Ewp Facility. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Tms International LLC Braddock, PA · Hazardous Waste 128.9K lbs reported
- Metal Source LLC Huntington, IN · Primary Metals 129.0K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co-Ewp Facility Riddle, OR · Wood Products 129.0K lbs reported
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC La Porte, TX · Chemicals 129.0K 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Essmueller Co. Howard Industries Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Howard Industries Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Howard Industries Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Laurel, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335311 · Electrical Equipment. 2.1% of Jones TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southwire Co (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Howard Industries Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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