EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
3G Mermet
Cowpens, SC
- Total releases
- 22.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
3G Mermet: how the 22.4K lbs splits
22.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 22.4K lbs 100.0%
3G Mermet's 22.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
3G Mermet is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cowpens, SC, in the textiles sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 22.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,984 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3G Mermet is pounds #239 and chemical-count #150 at 22.4K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Superior Industrial Solutions Inc; Westrock Container LLC; Adams Cowpens Dm; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Cowpens. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside South Carolina: Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant; Mf&h Textiles Inc; Cooley Inc; Majilite Manufacturing Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
3G Mermet stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant and Mf&h Textiles Inc.
3G Mermet vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3G Mermet: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, 3G Mermet reports the 39th-largest volume (22.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 63.6% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant and Mf&h Textiles Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of 3G Mermet's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 63.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3G Mermet's total reported releases fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3G Mermet's off-site transfers fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3G Mermet's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3G Mermet Form-R facts
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See how 3G Mermet stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
36% more than the comparison
67% less 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 3G Mermet releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (5.2K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
3G Mermet: 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 3G Mermet year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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 | 5.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 5.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 710 lbs | - |
3G Mermet · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3G Mermet
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Superior Industrial Solutions Inc, Westrock Container LLC, Adams Cowpens Dm, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant, Mf&h Textiles Inc, Cooley Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3G Mermet on cumulative reported pounds (22.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Central Indiana Ethanol LLC, Cascade Corp, Glacier Northwest Inc Hillsboro Ready-Mix Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Central Indiana Ethanol LLC Marion, IN · Chemicals 22.4K lbs reported
- Cascade Corp Findlay, OH · Machinery 22.4K lbs reported
- Glacier Northwest Inc Hillsboro Ready-Mix Plant Hillsboro, OR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 22.4K lbs reported
- Specialty Ring Products Inc Bensalem, PA · Transportation Equipment 22.4K lbs reported
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, Barium And Barium Compounds, Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds; nearby reporters include Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. 3G Mermet 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.
Use and verify this record
This 3G Mermet TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3G Mermet totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cowpens, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313210 · Textiles. 0.3% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Central Indiana Ethanol LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3G Mermet stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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