EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Barnwell, SC · Parent: Befesa Holding US Inc.
- Total releases
- 813.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: how the 813.9K lbs splits
813.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 766.4K lbs 94.2%
- Air Releases 47.5K lbs 5.8%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs <0.1%
Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s 813.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.8%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Befesa Zinc US Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Barnwell, SC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 99.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 813.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,470 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. Befesa Zinc US Inc. is pounds #39 and chemical-count #100 at 813.9K 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: Crane Payment Innovations; Dayco Products LLC Williston Plant; Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc; Archroma US Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside South Carolina: Real Alloy Specification LLC; Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc. Greenfield. 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 (94.2% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 813.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Real Alloy Specification LLC and Befesa Zinc US Inc..
Befesa Zinc US Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
814K 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 Barnwell's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Befesa Zinc US Inc. reports the 161st-largest volume, placing it in the top 10% of its sector. This one site accounts for 56.6% of every pound reported in Barnwell. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 90.9% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Real Alloy Specification LLC and Befesa Zinc US Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Barnwell's reported pounds (1.4M 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 rose from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 99.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 37 lb in 2022 to 89.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s air releases rose from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 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: 813.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 81% (515.5K lbs to 99.9K lbs).
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Befesa Zinc US Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 81% 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 | 515.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 8.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 180.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 8.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 99.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 739.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 66.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 430 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Befesa Zinc US Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Crane Payment Innovations, Dayco Products LLC Williston Plant, Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Befesa Zinc US Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (813.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Real Alloy Specification LLC, Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch, General Dynamics (nassco). Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Real Alloy Specification LLC Wabash, IN · Primary Metals 813.6K lbs reported
- Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch Waverly, TN · Chemicals 814.3K lbs reported
- General Dynamics (nassco) San Diego, CA · Transportation Equipment 812.7K lbs reported
- Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery Laurel, MT · Petroleum 816.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Befesa Holding US Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Befesa Zinc US Inc., Befesa Zinc US Inc., Befesa Zinc US Inc..
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 Crane Payment Innovations. Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps MID 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 Befesa Zinc US Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · 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 Barnwell, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 56.6% of Barnwell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Real Alloy Specification LLC (Δ 312 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps MID 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