EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Basf Metals LLC
Seneca, SC · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 18.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Basf Metals LLC: how the 18.4K lbs splits
18.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.9K lbs 64.8%
- Air Releases 6.5K lbs 35.2%
Basf Metals LLC's 18.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 64.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 35.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Basf Metals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seneca, SC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 18.4K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023. That ranks 8,422 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. Basf Metals LLC is pounds #251 and chemical-count #70 at 18.4K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Basf Corp; Greentech Global Recycling; Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div; Schneider Electric. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside South Carolina: Precision Tube Co LLC; Aviva Metals Inc; D&l Foundry Inc; Castalloy Inc.. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Chlorine; Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Basf Metals LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Seneca, SC: 18.4K lbs across 9 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 64.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Precision Tube Co LLC and Aviva Metals Inc.
Basf Metals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Metals LLC in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Basf Metals LLC reports the 653rd-largest volume (18.4K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Precision Tube Co LLC and Aviva Metals Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Basf Metals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Metals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.4K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 951 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 850 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 404 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 100 lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 20 lbs | - |
Basf Metals LLC in Oconee
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Metals LLC
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Basf Corp, Greentech Global Recycling, Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Precision Tube Co LLC, Aviva Metals Inc, D&l Foundry Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Metals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (18.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Mgc Terminal LLC, Colson Group USA LLC, Precision Tube Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Chlorine, Zinc compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Basf Corp. Basf Metals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Basf Metals LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Metals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seneca, SC, latest year 2023. NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 1.9% of Oconee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mgc Terminal LLC (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Metals LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 64.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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