EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Metalsamerica
Shelby, NC · Parent: Prime Materials Recovery Inc
- Total releases
- 525.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Metalsamerica: how the 525.9K lbs splits
525.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 525.6K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 306 lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 37 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Metalsamerica's 525.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Metalsamerica is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelby, NC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 159 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 525.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,888 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. Metalsamerica is pounds #61 and chemical-count #252 at 525.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ames Copper Group LLC; Curtiss-Wright; Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus; Concrete Supply Co - Shelby. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside North Carolina: Southwire Co; Jessop Steel LLC; Rmi Titanium Co LLC; Tamco. Other Prime Materials Recovery Inc sites in this extract: Ames Copper Group LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead.
Metalsamerica stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 525.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southwire Co and Jessop Steel LLC.
Metalsamerica vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
526K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Metalsamerica: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Metalsamerica reports the 207th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Southwire Co and Jessop Steel LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Metalsamerica's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Metalsamerica's total reported releases rose from 79 lb in 2022 to 159 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Metalsamerica's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 37 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Metalsamerica's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Metalsamerica's air releases rose from 50 lb in 2022 to 101 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Metalsamerica Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Metalsamerica releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 525.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (316.9K lbs to 159 lbs).
Metalsamerica: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Metalsamerica year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 316.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 130.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 77.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 79 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 159 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 525.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 12 lbs | - |
| Lead | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
Metalsamerica · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Metalsamerica
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Ames Copper Group LLC, Curtiss-Wright, Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus, 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. Southwire Co, Jessop Steel LLC, Rmi Titanium Co LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Metalsamerica on cumulative reported pounds (525.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Nd Paper Inc., US Oil & Refining Co, Lsc Communications / Mattoon. 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.
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 Prime Materials Recovery Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ames Copper Group LLC.
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; nearby reporters include Ames Copper Group LLC. Metalsamerica stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Metalsamerica TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Metalsamerica totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shelby, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 23.7% of Cleveland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nd Paper Inc. (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Metalsamerica stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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