EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Palmerton, PA · Parent: Befesa Holding US Inc.
- Total releases
- 807.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 984.7K lbs 85.4%
- Air Releases 136.2K lbs 11.8%
- Water Discharges 31.6K lbs 2.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s 1.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.8%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Befesa Zinc US Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Palmerton, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 345.3K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 807.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,476 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Befesa Zinc US Inc. is pounds #45 and chemical-count #125 at 807.1K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa; Ampal; American Nickeloid Co; Blue Ridge Pressure Castings. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Real Alloy Specification LLC; Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Intalco Aluminum LLC. Other Befesa Holding US Inc. sites in this extract: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Befesa Zinc US Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds; Cadmium compounds.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.4% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 807.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Real Alloy Recycling LLC and Real Alloy Specification LLC.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
807K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Befesa Zinc US Inc. inside Carbon's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Befesa Zinc US Inc. reports the 163rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 27.1% of every pound reported in Carbon. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 85.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Real Alloy Recycling LLC and Real Alloy Specification LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Carbon's reported pounds (3.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 35.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 293 lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s air releases fell from 30.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s water releases rose from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Befesa Zinc US Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 45% (623.3K lbs to 345.3K lbs).
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Befesa Zinc US Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 623.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 86.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 31.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 35.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 29.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 345.3K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 984.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 109.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 40.4K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 12.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 528 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Befesa Zinc US Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Befesa Zinc US Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (807.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army Fort Jackson, U.S. Dod Usaf Robins Afb, Real Alloy Recycling LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds, Cadmium compounds; nearby reporters include Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa. Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps MID 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 Befesa Zinc US Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Palmerton, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 27.1% of Carbon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army Fort Jackson (Δ 277 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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