EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Owen Steel Co
Columbia, SC
- Total releases
- 3.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Owen Steel Co: how the 3.8K lbs splits
3.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 51.3%
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 45.7%
- Water Discharges 115 lbs 3.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Owen Steel Co's 3.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 51.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 45.7%. 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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Owen Steel Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbia, SC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 3.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,676 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. Owen Steel Co is pounds #334 and chemical-count #97 at 3.8K 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: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.; Sea-Hunt Boat Manufacturing Co Inc; Engineered Composites; Argos Key Rd Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside South Carolina: Nucor Towers & Structures; Veritas Steel; W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Toyotomi America Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Owen Steel Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Columbia, SC: 3.8K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 51.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Towers & Structures and Veritas Steel.
Owen Steel Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.8K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owen Steel Co: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Owen Steel Co reports the 1,425th-largest volume (3.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 89.5% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Nucor Towers & Structures and Veritas Steel.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owen Steel Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 89.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owen Steel Co's total reported releases rose from 78 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owen Steel Co's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 690 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owen Steel Co's water releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 71 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owen Steel Co's air releases rose from 76 lb in 2022 to 407 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owen Steel Co Form-R facts
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See how Owen Steel Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
65% less 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 Owen Steel Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (2.3K lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Owen Steel Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owen Steel Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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 | 2.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 114 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 79 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 78 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 269 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 109 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 13 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Owen Steel Co in Richland
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owen Steel Co
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Sea-Hunt Boat Manufacturing Co Inc, Engineered Composites, 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. Nucor Towers & Structures, Veritas Steel, W&w-Afco Steel LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owen Steel Co on cumulative reported pounds (3.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Epredia, Steel King Industries Inc, Nucor Towers & Structures. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Manganese compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.. Owen Steel Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Owen Steel Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owen Steel Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbia, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Richland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Epredia (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owen Steel Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 51.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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