EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Metallix Refining Inc.
Greenville, NC
- Total releases
- 1.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Metallix Refining Inc.: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 90.2%
- Air Releases 137 lbs 9.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Metallix Refining Inc.'s 1.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Metallix Refining Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greenville, NC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 206 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,351 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. Metallix Refining Inc. is pounds #427 and chemical-count #313 at 1.4K 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: Metallix Refining Inc. Lab; Coastal Agrobusiness Inc-Tcs; World Cat Greenville; Triest Ag Group Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside North Carolina: Arco Alloys Corp; Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility; Tci Texarkana Inc.; Southern Alloy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Copper; Silver.
Metallix Refining Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arco Alloys Corp and Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility.
Metallix Refining Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Metallix Refining Inc.: Lead-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Metallix Refining Inc. reports the 991st-largest volume (1.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Arco Alloys Corp and Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Metallix Refining Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Metallix Refining Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Metallix Refining Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (192 lbs to 206 lbs).
Metallix Refining 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 Metallix Refining Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 192 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 580 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 226 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 196 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 206 lbs | 3 |
Metallix Refining Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Metallix Refining Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Tower Products LLC, Roche Molecular Systems Inc, Excel Pattern & Tool LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Lead, Copper, Silver; nearby reporters include Metallix Refining Inc. Lab. Metallix Refining Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Metallix Refining Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Metallix Refining Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greenville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Pitt TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tower Products LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Metallix Refining Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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