EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Saft America Inc
Valdese, NC · Parent: Saft America Inc
- Total releases
- 884 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Saft America Inc: how the 884 lbs splits
884 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 783 lbs 88.5%
- Air Releases 101 lbs 11.5%
Saft America Inc's 884 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetonitrile.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Saft America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Valdese, NC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 342 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 884 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,034 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. Saft America Inc is pounds #443 and chemical-count #604 at 884 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: American Roller Bearing Co; Shurtape Technologies Llc-Hudson Opp Plant; Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc; Lenoir Mirror Co. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Saft America Inc.; Preformed Line Products Co; Prizer-Painter Stove Works Inc - Blandon; Weidmuller. Other Saft America Inc sites in this extract: Saft America Inc; Saft America. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile.
Saft America Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.5% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 884 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saft America Inc. and Preformed Line Products Co.
Saft America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
884 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saft America Inc in the Electrical Equipment sector extract
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Saft America Inc reports the 274th-largest volume (884 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Saft America Inc. and Preformed Line Products Co.
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
- Saft America Inc's total reported releases rose from 60 lb in 2022 to 342 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saft America Inc's off-site transfers rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 332 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saft America Inc Form-R facts
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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 Saft America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 884 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 683% (44 lbs to 342 lbs).
Saft America 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 Saft America Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 683% 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 412 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 28 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 60 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 342 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 884 lbs | - |
Saft America Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Saft America Inc Facilities
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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 Acetonitrile; nearby reporters include American Roller Bearing Co. Saft America Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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 Saft America Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saft America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Valdese, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335912 · Electrical Equipment. 0.3% of Burke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Gypsum Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saft America Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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