EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Dave Steel Co Inc
Asheville, NC
- Total releases
- 67.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dave Steel Co Inc: how the 67.3K lbs splits
67.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 66.7K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 679 lbs 1.0%
- Water Discharges 4 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Dave Steel Co Inc's 67.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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
Dave Steel Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Asheville, NC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 791 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 67.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,461 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. Dave Steel Co Inc is pounds #185 and chemical-count #98 at 67.3K 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: Southern Concrete Materials-Asheville Plant; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Asheville; Unison Engine Components; US Natl Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway (blri). Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside North Carolina: Dowa Tht America Inc; Crown Cork & Seal Co USA Inc.; Thomas Steel Strip Corp; Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium; Copper; Nickel.
Dave Steel Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 67.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dowa Tht America Inc and Crown Cork & Seal Co USA Inc..
Dave Steel Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dave Steel Co Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Dave Steel Co Inc reports the 584th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Dowa Tht America Inc and Crown Cork & Seal Co USA Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dave Steel Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 791 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dave Steel Co Inc's off-site transfers fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 778 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dave Steel Co Inc's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dave Steel Co Inc's air releases fell from 24 lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dave Steel Co Inc Form-R facts
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10845.3× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Dave Steel Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 67.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 97% (30.5K lbs to 791 lbs).
Dave Steel Co 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 Dave Steel Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 97% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 31.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 2.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 791 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Dave Steel Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dave Steel Co Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Southern Concrete Materials-Asheville Plant, Adams an Oldcastle Co-Asheville, Unison Engine Components, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Dowa Tht America Inc, Crown Cork & Seal Co USA Inc., Thomas Steel Strip Corp.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dave Steel Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (67.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Royal Baths Manufacturing Co, Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC, Flexcon Co Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
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 Manganese, Chromium, Copper, Nickel; nearby reporters include Southern Concrete Materials-Asheville Plant. Dave Steel Co 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 Dave Steel Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dave Steel Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Asheville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of Buncombe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Royal Baths Manufacturing Co (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dave Steel Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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