EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Southwire Co
Starkville, MS · Parent: Southwire Co
- Total releases
- 128.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southwire Co: how the 128.8K lbs splits
128.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 127.0K lbs 98.6%
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 1.2%
- Water Discharges 244 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Southwire Co's 128.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Southwire Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Starkville, MS, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 21.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 128.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,055 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. Southwire Co is pounds #82 and chemical-count #43 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mmc Materials Inc - Starkville; Delta Industries Inc - Plant 41; Primetals Technologies USA LLC; Columbus Roll Shop. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Mississippi: Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div; Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC; Whirlpool Corp; Okonite Co Inc. Other Southwire Co sites in this extract: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Copper; Antimony compounds.
Southwire Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.6% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals. 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.
Southwire Co 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
Southwire Co inside Oktibbeha's TRI pounds
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Southwire Co reports the 58th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Oktibbeha. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div and Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Oktibbeha's reported pounds (128.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwire Co's total reported releases rose from 19.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's off-site transfers rose from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co's air releases rose from 294 lb in 2022 to 319 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwire Co Form-R facts
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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 Southwire Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 128.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (21.9K lbs to 21.1K lbs).
Southwire Co: 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 Southwire Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 34.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 32.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 19.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 21.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 45.2K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 37.5K lbs | - |
| Copper | 25.8K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 12.8K lbs | - |
| Decabromodiphenyl oxide | 7.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 124 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 95 lbs | - |
Southwire Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwire Co
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Mmc Materials Inc - Starkville, Delta Industries Inc - Plant 41, Primetals Technologies USA LLC, 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 Southwire Co 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).
Other Southwire Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southwire Co, Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant, Southwire Co North Campus.
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, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Copper, Antimony compounds; nearby reporters include Mmc Materials Inc - Starkville. Southwire Co 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.
Use and verify this record
This Southwire Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwire Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Starkville, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335929 · Electrical Equipment. more than 99.9% of Oktibbeha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tms International LLC (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwire Co stamps MID 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