EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Cmc Steel Sc
Cayce, SC · Parent: Commercial Metals Co
- Total releases
- 508.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cmc Steel Sc: how the 508.5K lbs splits
508.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 458.1K lbs 90.1%
- Air Releases 50.0K lbs 9.8%
- Water Discharges 359 lbs 0.1%
Cmc Steel Sc's 508.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.8%. 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
Cmc Steel Sc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cayce, SC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 142.9K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 508.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,930 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. Cmc Steel Sc is pounds #56 and chemical-count #41 at 508.5K 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: Stein LLC; Precoat Metals; Lindau Chemicals Inc.; Argos Key Rd Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside South Carolina: Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Facility; Jessop Steel LLC; Waupaca Foundry - Plant 4; Gerdau Macsteel Monroe. Other Commercial Metals Co sites in this extract: Structural Metals Inc; Cmc Rebar Arizona; Tamco; Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Cmc Steel Sc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.1% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 508.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Facility and Jessop Steel LLC.
Cmc Steel Sc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
509K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cmc Steel Sc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cmc Steel Sc reports the 210th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Facility and Jessop Steel LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cmc Steel Sc's total reported releases rose from 86.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 142.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cmc Steel Sc's off-site transfers rose from 76.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 132.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cmc Steel Sc's water releases rose from 63 lb in 2022 to 79 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cmc Steel Sc's air releases rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cmc Steel Sc Form-R facts
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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 Cmc Steel Sc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 508.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 98% (72.1K lbs to 142.9K lbs).
Cmc Steel Sc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cmc Steel Sc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 98% 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 | 72.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 114.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 93.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 86.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 142.9K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 301.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 92.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 62.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 11.6K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 950 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 561 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 377 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 243 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cmc Steel Sc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cmc Steel Sc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Stein LLC, Precoat Metals, Lindau Chemicals Inc., 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. Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Facility, Jessop Steel LLC, Waupaca Foundry - Plant 4.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cmc Steel Sc on cumulative reported pounds (508.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Pinnacle Premix, Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Huron Plant. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Pinnacle Premix Visalia, CA · Food 508.6K lbs reported
- Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station Amarillo, TX · Electric Utilities 508.4K lbs reported
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Huron Plant Huron, OH · Fabricated Metals 507.7K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tn Fayetteville, TN · Plastics and Rubber 509.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Commercial Metals Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Structural Metals Inc, Cmc Rebar Arizona, Tamco.
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 And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Stein LLC. Cmc Steel Sc 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 Cmc Steel Sc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cmc Steel Sc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cayce, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 24.5% of Lexington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pinnacle Premix (Δ 47 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cmc Steel Sc 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