EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div
Florence, SC · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 243.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div: how the 243.0K lbs splits
243.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 242.4K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 622 lbs 0.3%
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div's 243.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Florence, SC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 48.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 243.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,913 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. Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div is pounds #91 and chemical-count #88 at 243.0K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Plant 84 - Florence; International Knife & Saw Inc; Ge Healthcare; Patheon Api Services Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside South Carolina: Lapeer Plating & Plastics Inc.; Modern Plating Corp; Reifel Industries Inc.; Nibrock Inc. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Manganese compounds; Manganese; Nickel compounds.
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 243.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lapeer Plating & Plastics Inc. and Modern Plating Corp.
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
243K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div reports the 230th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 99.1% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Lapeer Plating & Plastics Inc. and Modern Plating Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 99.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div's total reported releases fell from 70.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div's air releases fell from 70.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div's off-site transfers fell from 128 lb in 2022 to 111 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div Form-R facts
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See how Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
972112.6× more than the comparison
7.0× 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 Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 243.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 39% (35.0K lbs to 48.7K lbs).
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div year-over-year reported totals (increased by 39% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 38.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 50.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 70.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 48.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 240.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 364 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 175 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 17 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Plant 84 - Florence, International Knife & Saw Inc, Ge Healthcare, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Lapeer Plating & Plastics Inc., Modern Plating Corp, Reifel Industries Inc..
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div on cumulative reported pounds (243.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include McClarin Plastics LLC, Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP - el Segundo, Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- McClarin Plastics LLC Hanover, PA · Plastics and Rubber 243.0K lbs reported
- Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP - el Segundo El Segundo, CA · Chemicals 243.0K lbs reported
- Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc Grand Rapids, MI · Plastics and Rubber 243.1K lbs reported
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Warrenton Ga Warrenton, GA · Wood Products 242.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Manganese compounds, Manganese, Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Plant 84 - Florence. Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Florence, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 2.2% of Florence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: McClarin Plastics LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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