EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Metal Chem Inc
Greer, SC
- Total releases
- 275 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Metal Chem Inc: how the 275 lbs splits
275 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 270 lbs 98.2%
- Air Releases 5 lbs 1.8%
Metal Chem Inc's 275 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Metal Chem Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greer, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 20 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 275 lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 15,456 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. Metal Chem Inc is pounds #403 and chemical-count #341 at 275 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: Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Co; Sika - Greer Sc; Ge (greenville) Gas Turbines L.L.C.; Greif - Taylors Paperboard Mill. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Ricca Chemical Co LLC; New Dawn Manufacturing Co; Rust-Oleum - Phoenix; Smarkchem Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Ammonia.
Metal Chem Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 275 lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ricca Chemical Co LLC and New Dawn Manufacturing Co.
Metal Chem Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
275 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Metal Chem Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Metal Chem Inc reports the 3,054th-largest volume (275 lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Ricca Chemical Co LLC and New Dawn Manufacturing Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Metal Chem Inc Form-R facts
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See how Metal Chem Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
55.0× more than the comparison
33% less 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 Metal Chem Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 275 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 92% (255 lbs to 20 lbs).
Metal Chem Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Metal Chem Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 20 lbs | 1 |
Metal Chem Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Metal Chem Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Co, Sika - Greer Sc, Ge (greenville) Gas Turbines L.L.C., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Ricca Chemical Co LLC, New Dawn Manufacturing Co, Rust-Oleum - Phoenix.
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, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Co. Metal Chem Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Metal Chem Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Metal Chem Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greer, SC, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Greenville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: H.b. Fuller Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Metal Chem Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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