EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
W&w-Afco Steel LLC
Colfax, NC · Parent: W & W-Afco Steel LLC
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
W&w-Afco Steel LLC: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.1K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 9 lbs 0.3%
W&w-Afco Steel LLC's 3.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
W&w-Afco Steel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Colfax, NC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 423 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,070 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. W&w-Afco Steel LLC is pounds #389 and chemical-count #587 at 3.1K 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: Adams an Oldcastle Co-Colfax; Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co; Commscope Inc- Greensboro Facility; Box-Board Products. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside North Carolina: We Mac Manufacturing; Afco Steel LLC; Armotek Industries Inc; Dubose Strapping Inc.. Other W & W-Afco Steel LLC sites in this extract: W&w-Afco Steel LLC; W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese.
W&w-Afco Steel LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include We Mac Manufacturing and Afco Steel LLC.
W&w-Afco Steel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
W&w-Afco Steel LLC: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, W&w-Afco Steel LLC reports the 1,480th-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include We Mac Manufacturing and Afco Steel LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of W&w-Afco Steel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- W&w-Afco Steel LLC's total reported releases rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 423 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- W&w-Afco Steel LLC's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 422 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
W&w-Afco Steel LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How W&w-Afco Steel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (1.3K lbs to 423 lbs).
W&w-Afco Steel LLC: 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 W&w-Afco Steel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 423 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 3.1K lbs | - |
W&w-Afco Steel LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest W&w-Afco Steel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Atlantic Pole - Georgia LLC, Pcc Structurals Carson City, Ge Vernova Bangor. 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.
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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 Manganese; nearby reporters include Adams an Oldcastle Co-Colfax. W&w-Afco Steel LLC 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.
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This W&w-Afco Steel LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
W&w-Afco Steel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Colfax, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Guilford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Atlantic Pole - Georgia LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
W&w-Afco Steel LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese. 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