EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc
Winston Salem, NC
- Total releases
- 61.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc: how the 61.8K lbs splits
61.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 61.8K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 10 lbs <0.1%
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc's 61.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winston Salem, NC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 27.3K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 61.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,662 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. Stratford Metal Finishing Inc is pounds #195 and chemical-count #18 at 61.8K 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: Downtown Concrete Plant; Structural Steel of Carolina; Central Carolina Concrete LLC Winston-Salem; Powerlab Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside North Carolina: Abraservice LLC; Precoat Metals; Vulcraft of New York Inc.; Bonney Forge Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Cadmium compounds; Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds; Cyanide compounds.
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 16 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 61.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Abraservice LLC and Precoat Metals.
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
62K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Stratford Metal Finishing Inc reports the 619th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 77.7% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Abraservice LLC and Precoat Metals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Stratford Metal Finishing Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 77.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Stratford Metal Finishing Inc's total reported releases rose from 26.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Stratford Metal Finishing Inc's air releases fell from 10 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Stratford Metal Finishing Inc's off-site transfers rose from 26.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc Form-R facts
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See how Stratford Metal Finishing Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
116528.3× more than the comparison
16.0× 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 Stratford Metal Finishing Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 61.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 990% (2.5K lbs to 27.3K lbs).
Stratford Metal Finishing 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 Stratford Metal Finishing Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 990% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 2.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 26.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 27.3K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 48.0K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyanide compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 750 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 750 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 750 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Silver compounds | 750 lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 500 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 500 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 500 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 500 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 500 lbs | - |
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Stratford Metal Finishing Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Downtown Concrete Plant, Structural Steel of Carolina, Central Carolina Concrete LLC Winston-Salem, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Abraservice LLC, Precoat Metals, Vulcraft of New York Inc..
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Stratford Metal Finishing Inc on cumulative reported pounds (61.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC Marshall, Carbon Green Bioenergy, Chemours el Dorado. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co 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).
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 Nitric acid, Cadmium compounds, Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds, Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Downtown Concrete Plant. Stratford Metal Finishing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Stratford Metal Finishing Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winston Salem, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.5% of Forsyth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC Marshall (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Stratford Metal Finishing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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