EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Afl Telecommunications
Duncan, SC · Parent: America Fujikura Ltd
- Total releases
- 22.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Afl Telecommunications: how the 22.7K lbs splits
22.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 22.7K lbs 100.0%
Afl Telecommunications's 22.7K 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
Afl Telecommunications is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Duncan, SC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 22.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,956 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. Afl Telecommunications is pounds #237 and chemical-count #149 at 22.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility; Afl Telecommunications; Toll Solutions LLC; Cryovac. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Clarios LLC; Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations; Eaglepicher Technologies LLC; Hubbell Caribe Ltd. Other America Fujikura Ltd sites in this extract: Afl Telecommunications; U.S. Alumoweld; Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility; Afl Telecommunications. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds.
Afl Telecommunications stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clarios LLC and Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations.
Afl Telecommunications vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K 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
Afl Telecommunications: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Afl Telecommunications reports the 136th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 62.3% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Clarios LLC and Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Afl Telecommunications's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 62.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Afl Telecommunications's total reported releases rose from 988 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Afl Telecommunications's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Afl Telecommunications's off-site transfers rose from 988 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Afl Telecommunications Form-R facts
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See how Afl Telecommunications stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
14.7× more than the comparison
67% 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 Afl Telecommunications releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 78% (5.6K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Afl Telecommunications: 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 Afl Telecommunications year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 78% 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 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 14.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 154 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 988 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 14.1K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 615 lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 25 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Afl Telecommunications · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Afl Telecommunications
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility, Afl Telecommunications, Toll Solutions LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Clarios LLC, Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations, Eaglepicher Technologies LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Afl Telecommunications on cumulative reported pounds (22.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Advanced Bearing Materials LLC, Aquaworx, Nikkei Mc Aluminum America Inc. 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.
- Advanced Bearing Materials LLC Greensburg, IN · Transportation Equipment 22.7K lbs reported
- Aquaworx Pinellas Park, FL · Plastics and Rubber 22.7K lbs reported
- Nikkei Mc Aluminum America Inc Columbus, IN · Primary Metals 22.7K lbs reported
- Cigarette Holdings LLC Opa Locka, FL · Transportation Equipment 22.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other America Fujikura Ltd Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Afl Telecommunications, U.S. Alumoweld, Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility.
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, Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility. Afl Telecommunications 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 Afl Telecommunications TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Afl Telecommunications totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Duncan, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335921 · Electrical Equipment. 0.3% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Advanced Bearing Materials LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Afl Telecommunications 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