EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Trident Americas
Charlotte, NC · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 104.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Trident Americas: how the 104.8K lbs splits
104.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 104.0K lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 743 lbs 0.7%
Trident Americas's 104.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Trident Americas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlotte, NC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 62.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 104.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 4,484 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. Trident Americas is pounds #153 and chemical-count #274 at 104.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Concrete Supply Co Llc-Reames Rd; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Charlotte; Blythe; Carrier Corp - Charlotte. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside North Carolina: Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing; Vam USA; United Surface Finishing; Profile Finishing Systems Inc.. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Products Co; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds; Lead compounds.
Trident Americas stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 104.8K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing and Vam USA.
Trident Americas vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
105K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Trident Americas: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Trident Americas reports the 436th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 60.0% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing and Vam USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Trident Americas's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 60.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Trident Americas Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Trident Americas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 104.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 50% (41.9K lbs to 62.9K lbs).
Trident Americas: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Trident Americas year-over-year reported totals (increased by 50% from 2019 to 2020). 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 And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 41.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 62.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 62.9K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 41.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 25 lbs | - |
Trident Americas · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Trident Americas
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co Llc-Reames Rd, Adams an Oldcastle Co-Charlotte, Blythe, 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. Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing, Vam USA, United Surface Finishing.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Trident Americas on cumulative reported pounds (104.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Lakeside Foods Inc., Air Products & Chemicals, Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.. 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 Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Products Co, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Sonoco Metal Packaging 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 And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co Llc-Reames Rd. Trident Americas stamps MID 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 Trident Americas TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Trident Americas totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlotte, NC, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.2% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lakeside Foods Inc. (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Trident Americas stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. 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