EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Solon Specialty Wire Co
Solon, OH
- Total releases
- 7.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Solon Specialty Wire Co: how the 7.1K lbs splits
7.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.0K lbs 99.4%
- Air Releases 44 lbs 0.6%
Solon Specialty Wire Co's 7.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 TRACE-CARC
Solon Specialty Wire Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Solon, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 7.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 7.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,534 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Solon Specialty Wire Co is pounds #719 and chemical-count #833 at 7.1K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rohrer Corp; Republic Steel Wire Processing; Joy Global-Solon Operations; Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility; Mastermelt America; Vinton Steel LLC; Northwest Pipe Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead.
Solon Specialty Wire Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility and Mastermelt America.
Solon Specialty Wire Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.1K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Solon Specialty Wire Co: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Solon Specialty Wire Co reports the 791st-largest volume (7.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility and Mastermelt America.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Solon Specialty Wire Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solon Specialty Wire Co's total reported releases rose from 14 lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solon Specialty Wire Co's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solon Specialty Wire Co's air releases fell from 14 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solon Specialty Wire Co Form-R facts
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See how Solon Specialty Wire Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
64% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Solon Specialty Wire Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 118882% (6 lbs to 7.0K lbs).
Solon Specialty Wire Co: 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 Solon Specialty Wire Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 118882% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 7.0K lbs | - |
| Lead | 44 lbs | Carcinogen |
Solon Specialty Wire Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solon Specialty Wire Co
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Rohrer Corp, Republic Steel Wire Processing, Joy Global-Solon Operations, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility, Mastermelt America, Vinton Steel LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solon Specialty Wire Co on cumulative reported pounds (7.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Earthman Georgia LLC, Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility, Industrial Hard Chrome Ltd. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Zinc compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Rohrer Corp. Solon Specialty Wire Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Solon Specialty Wire Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solon Specialty Wire Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Solon, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Cuyahoga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Earthman Georgia LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solon Specialty Wire Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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