EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Kiswire
Newberry, SC
- Total releases
- 153.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kiswire: how the 153.8K lbs splits
153.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 152.9K lbs 99.4%
- Air Releases 858 lbs 0.6%
Kiswire's 153.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kiswire is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newberry, SC, in the primary metals sector. It reported 21.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 153.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,703 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. Kiswire is pounds #124 and chemical-count #296 at 153.8K 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: Falcon Bass Boats; Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America; Kiswire Inc; Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Prosperity Complex. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside South Carolina: Evraz Portland; Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Kennedy Valve; Enkei America Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc (fume or dust).
Kiswire stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 153.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Evraz Portland and Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc..
Kiswire vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
154K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kiswire: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Kiswire reports the 341st-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 61.7% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Evraz Portland and Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kiswire's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 61.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kiswire's total reported releases rose from 14.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kiswire's off-site transfers rose from 14.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kiswire's air releases fell from 190 lb in 2022 to 172 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kiswire Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kiswire releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 153.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (50.2K lbs to 21.7K lbs).
Kiswire: 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 Kiswire year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 32.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 34.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 21.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 94.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 58.9K lbs | - |
Kiswire · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kiswire
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Falcon Bass Boats, Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America, Kiswire Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Evraz Portland, Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc., Kennedy Valve.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kiswire on cumulative reported pounds (153.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Evraz Portland, Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc., Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Copper, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Falcon Bass Boats. Kiswire stamps MID 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 Kiswire TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kiswire totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newberry, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 5.2% of Newberry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Evraz Portland (Δ 69 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kiswire stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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