EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ames Copper Group LLC
Shelby, NC · Parent: Prime Materials Recovery Inc
- Total releases
- 528.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ames Copper Group LLC: how the 528.7K lbs splits
528.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 528.1K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 529 lbs 0.1%
Ames Copper Group LLC's 528.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Ames Copper Group LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelby, NC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 464.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 528.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,880 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ames Copper Group LLC is pounds #60 and chemical-count #120 at 528.7K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Metalsamerica; Curtiss-Wright; Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus; Concrete Supply Co - Shelby. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside North Carolina: Southwire Co; Rmi Titanium Co LLC; Tamco; Jessop Steel LLC. Other Prime Materials Recovery Inc sites in this extract: Metalsamerica. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Ames Copper Group LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 528.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southwire Co and Rmi Titanium Co LLC.
Ames Copper Group LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
529K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ames Copper Group LLC: Copper compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ames Copper Group LLC reports the 206th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper compounds alone is 84.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Southwire Co and Rmi Titanium Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ames Copper Group LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper compounds at 84.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ames Copper Group LLC's total reported releases rose from 64.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 464.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ames Copper Group LLC's off-site transfers rose from 63.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 464.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ames Copper Group LLC's air releases rose from 64 lb in 2022 to 465 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ames Copper Group LLC's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ames Copper Group LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ames Copper Group LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 528.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 626% (64.0K lbs to 464.7K lbs).
Ames Copper Group LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ames Copper Group LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 626% from 2022 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: Copper compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 464.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper compounds | 445.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 63.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 295 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ames Copper Group LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ames Copper Group LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Metalsamerica, Curtiss-Wright, Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Southwire Co, Rmi Titanium Co LLC, Tamco.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ames Copper Group LLC on cumulative reported pounds (528.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div, Frito-Lay,inc., Acpi Wood Products 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Prime Materials Recovery Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Metalsamerica.
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 Copper compounds, Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Metalsamerica. Ames Copper Group LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ames Copper Group LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ames Copper Group LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shelby, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 23.8% of Cleveland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ames Copper Group LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper 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