EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Imperial Die Casting
Liberty, SC · Parent: Rcm Industries
- Total releases
- 25.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Imperial Die Casting: how the 25.0K lbs splits
25.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 24.1K lbs 96.3%
- Air Releases 927 lbs 3.7%
Imperial Die Casting's 25.0K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
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 LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Imperial Die Casting is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Liberty, SC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 15.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 25.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,737 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. Imperial Die Casting is pounds #234 and chemical-count #147 at 25.0K 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: Wilbert Plastic Services; Ortec Inc; Cornell Dubilier Marketing Inc.; Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside South Carolina: Kawneer Co Inc; Lma McLoughlin Annex; North American Hoganas High Alloys LLC; Nucor Steel Brandenburg. Other Rcm Industries sites in this extract: Aallied Die Casting of N.c.; Inland Die Casting. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Copper; Zinc (fume or dust); Lead.
Imperial Die Casting stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.3% land disposal) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kawneer Co Inc and Lma McLoughlin Annex.
Imperial Die Casting vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Imperial Die Casting: Nickel-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Imperial Die Casting reports the 610th-largest volume (25.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 96.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 96.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Kawneer Co Inc and Lma McLoughlin Annex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Imperial Die Casting's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 96.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Imperial Die Casting's total reported releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Imperial Die Casting's land releases rose from 996 lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Imperial Die Casting's air releases fell from 211 lb in 2022 to 184 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Imperial Die Casting Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Imperial Die Casting stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
73% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Imperial Die Casting releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1084% (1.3K lbs to 15.1K lbs).
Imperial Die Casting: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Imperial Die Casting year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1084% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 4.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 15.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 24.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 451 lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 333 lbs | - |
| Lead | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
Imperial Die Casting · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Imperial Die Casting
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Wilbert Plastic Services, Ortec Inc, Cornell Dubilier Marketing 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. Kawneer Co Inc, Lma McLoughlin Annex, North American Hoganas High Alloys LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Imperial Die Casting on cumulative reported pounds (25.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Skyline Steel Llc-Belpre, Jason International Inc, Mplx Terminals LLC - Champaign Il Terminal. 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.
- Skyline Steel Llc-Belpre Belpre, OH · Fabricated Metals 25.0K lbs reported
- Jason International Inc North Little Rock, AR · Plastics and Rubber 25.0K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Champaign Il Terminal Champaign, IL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 25.0K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Peoria Peoria, IL · Fabricated Metals 25.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rcm Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Aallied Die Casting of N.c., Inland Die Casting.
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 Nickel, Copper, Zinc (fume or dust), Lead; nearby reporters include Wilbert Plastic Services. Imperial Die Casting stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Imperial Die Casting TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Imperial Die Casting totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Liberty, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 6.0% of Pickens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lanxess Corp Bushy Park Plant (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Imperial Die Casting stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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