EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co
Charlotte, NC · Parent: Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co
- Total releases
- 2.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co: how the 2.6M lbs splits
2.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.3M lbs 88.5%
- Air Releases 294.7K lbs 11.5%
- Water Discharges 66 lbs <0.1%
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co's 2.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust).
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlotte, NC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 417.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 2.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 722 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. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co is pounds #25 and chemical-count #119 at 2.6M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mallard Creek Polymers; Southern Concrete Materials-Charlotte Plant; Sws Concrete-Main Plant; Concrete Supply West. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside North Carolina: Wva Manufacturing LLC; Scepter Inc; Century Aluminum of South Carolina; Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. Other Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co sites in this extract: Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Lead; Ammonia; Manganese compounds.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.5% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wva Manufacturing LLC and Scepter Inc.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co inside Mecklenburg's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co reports the 96th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.6% of every pound reported in Mecklenburg. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc (fume or dust) alone is 67.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Wva Manufacturing LLC and Scepter Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mecklenburg's reported pounds (9.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co's total reported releases fell from 474.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 417.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co's water releases fell from 21 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co's air releases fell from 61.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co's off-site transfers fell from 413.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 373.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
14.8× more than the comparison
38% less 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 Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (516.2K lbs to 417.5K lbs).
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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 (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 516.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 646.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 510.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 474.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 417.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 1.7M lbs | - |
| Lead | 543.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 294.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Mallard Creek Polymers, Southern Concrete Materials-Charlotte Plant, Sws Concrete-Main Plant, 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. Wva Manufacturing LLC, Scepter Inc, Century Aluminum of South Carolina.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc., Stepan Co Millsdale Road, Ok Foods-Ft Smith. 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 Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
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 (fume or dust), Lead, Ammonia, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Mallard Creek Polymers. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co stamps HEAVY 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 Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlotte, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 28.6% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc. (Δ 4.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc (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