EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ksm Castings USA Inc
Shelby, NC
- Total releases
- 20 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ksm Castings USA Inc: how the 20 lbs splits
20 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 19 lbs 97.6%
- Air Releases 0 lbs 2.4%
Ksm Castings USA Inc's 20 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Ksm Castings USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelby, NC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 6 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 20 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,024 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. Ksm Castings USA Inc is pounds #580 and chemical-count #469 at 20 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Electric Glass Fiber America LLC; Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus; Ames Copper Group LLC; Metalsamerica. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside North Carolina: Gardner Denver Thomas; Bull Moose Tube Co; Tenaris Mesa; Blue Origin LLC (blue Castings). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Ksm Castings USA Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gardner Denver Thomas and Bull Moose Tube Co.
Ksm Castings USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20 lbs 31st percentile higher than 31% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ksm Castings USA Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ksm Castings USA Inc reports the 1,313th-largest volume (20 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Gardner Denver Thomas and Bull Moose Tube Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Ksm Castings USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ksm Castings USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 145% (3 lbs to 6 lbs).
Ksm Castings USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ksm Castings USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 145% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 lbs | 2 |
Ksm Castings USA Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ksm Castings USA Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Electric Glass Fiber America LLC, Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus, Ames Copper Group LLC, 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. Gardner Denver Thomas, Bull Moose Tube Co, Tenaris Mesa.
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, Lead; nearby reporters include Electric Glass Fiber America LLC. Ksm Castings USA Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Ksm Castings USA Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ksm Castings USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shelby, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Cleveland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Paris Asphalt Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ksm Castings USA Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper. 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