EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Valmont Industries Inc
Mc Cook, NE · Parent: Valmont Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 34.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont Industries Inc: how the 34.9K lbs splits
34.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 34.8K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 101 lbs 0.3%
Valmont Industries Inc's 34.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Valmont Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mc Cook, NE, in the machinery sector. It reported 561 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 34.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,974 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Valmont Industries Inc is pounds #83 and chemical-count #64 at 34.9K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Parker Hannifin; Kugler Oil Co - Cdf; Trenton Agri Products LLC; Nebraska Corn Processing LLC. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Nebraska: Arcos Industries LLC; Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc Delphos Div; Hartzell Fan Inc; Solar Turbines Inc Harbor Drive. Other Valmont Industries Inc sites in this extract: Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Valmont Composite Structures Estill; Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead; Manganese; Chromium.
Valmont Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 34.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arcos Industries LLC and Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc Delphos Div.
Valmont Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% 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: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Valmont Industries Inc reports the 117th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 93.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Arcos Industries LLC and Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc Delphos Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Valmont Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 93.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont Industries Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 561 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Industries Inc's off-site transfers fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 550 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont Industries Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Valmont Industries Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
79% less than the comparison
25% 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 Valmont Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 95% (10.4K lbs to 561 lbs).
Valmont Industries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT 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 (decreased by 95% 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 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 14.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 561 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 32.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 8 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Valmont Industries Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont Industries Inc
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Parker Hannifin, Kugler Oil Co - Cdf, Trenton Agri Products LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 182 other reporting facilities in Nebraska.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Arcos Industries LLC, Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc Delphos Div, Hartzell Fan Inc.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (34.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Zf Axle Drives Marysville, Hexion Inc - Alexandria Plant, Springs Window Fashions LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Zf Axle Drives Marysville Marysville, MI · Transportation Equipment 34.9K lbs reported
- Hexion Inc - Alexandria Plant Alexandria, LA · Chemicals 34.9K lbs reported
- Springs Window Fashions LLC Middleton, WI · Furniture 34.9K lbs reported
- Tyson Prepared Foods-South Hutchinson Ks South Hutchinson, KS · Food 34.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Valmont Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Valmont Composite Structures Estill, Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing.
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, Lead, Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include Parker Hannifin. Valmont Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Valmont Industries Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) 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 Mc Cook, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333111 · Machinery. 17.2% of Red Willow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Zf Axle Drives Marysville (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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