EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant
Huntersville, NC · Parent: Southwire Co
- Total releases
- 15.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant: how the 15.7K lbs splits
15.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.6K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 24 lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 7 lbs <0.1%
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant's 15.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Huntersville, NC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 15.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,798 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. Southwire Co Huntersville Plant is pounds #281 and chemical-count #556 at 15.7K 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: Kurz Transfer Products. L.P. Huntersville; Trident Americas; Concrete Supply Co Llc-Reames Rd; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Charlotte. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Concorde/interspace Battery Corp; U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co; East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc; Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.. Other Southwire Co sites in this extract: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Concorde/interspace Battery Corp and U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co.
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant: Copper-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Southwire Co Huntersville Plant reports the 157th-largest volume (15.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Concorde/interspace Battery Corp and U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southwire Co Huntersville Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwire Co Huntersville Plant's total reported releases rose from 94 lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co Huntersville Plant's off-site transfers rose from 89 lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant Form-R facts
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See how Southwire Co Huntersville Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.5× more than the comparison
80% less 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 Southwire Co Huntersville Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 60% (4.1K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant: 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 Southwire Co Huntersville Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% 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 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 94 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 15.7K lbs | - |
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwire Co Huntersville Plant
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Kurz Transfer Products. L.P. Huntersville, Trident Americas, Concrete Supply Co Llc-Reames Rd, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Concorde/interspace Battery Corp, U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co, East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwire Co Huntersville Plant on cumulative reported pounds (15.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Dcp Midstream Lp/okarche Plant, Messer Brandon Ms, Polar Tank Trailer. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Dcp Midstream Lp/okarche Plant Okarche, OK · Natural Gas Processing 15.7K lbs reported
- Messer Brandon Ms Brandon, MS · Chemicals 15.7K lbs reported
- Polar Tank Trailer Holdingford, MN · Transportation Equipment 15.7K lbs reported
- Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC Bryan, TX · Chemicals 15.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southwire Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southwire Co, Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant, Southwire Co North Campus.
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; nearby reporters include Kurz Transfer Products. L.P. Huntersville. Southwire Co Huntersville Plant stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Southwire Co Huntersville Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Huntersville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335929 · Electrical Equipment. 0.2% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dcp Midstream Lp/okarche Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwire Co Huntersville Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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