EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.
Tarboro, NC · Parent: Superior Essex Inc
- Total releases
- 19.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.: how the 19.9K lbs splits
19.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 19.6K lbs 98.9%
- Off-site Transfers 186 lbs 0.9%
- Air Releases 29 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.'s 19.9K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tarboro, NC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 19.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,265 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. Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. is pounds #273 and chemical-count #101 at 19.9K 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: Air Distribution Technologies Inc.; Hitachi Astemo Indiana Inc.; Hc Composites LLC; Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside North Carolina: Midwest Metal Products Inc; Southwire Co LLC; Keokuk Steel Castings; Omega Castings Inc. Other Superior Essex Inc sites in this extract: Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant; Superior Essex International Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.9% water discharges) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Midwest Metal Products Inc and Southwire Co LLC.
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. reports the 646th-largest volume (19.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Midwest Metal Products Inc and Southwire Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 19.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.'s water releases fell from 19.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 116 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. Form-R facts
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88% less than the comparison
6.0× 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 Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (46 lbs to 15 lbs).
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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 | 46 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 44 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 50 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 19.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 19.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 112 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 42 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. · WATER-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (19.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Mar-Bal Inc., Colorite Polymers, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. 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).
Other Superior Essex Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant, Superior Essex International Inc., Superior Essex International Inc..
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, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Air Distribution Technologies Inc.. Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN 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 Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tarboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 3.2% of Edgecombe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mar-Bal Inc. (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · 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