EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Palmetto Plating Co Inc
Easley, SC
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Palmetto Plating Co Inc: how the 2.0K lbs splits
2.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.9K lbs 99.0%
- Water Discharges 20 lbs 1.0%
Palmetto Plating Co Inc's 2.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Palmetto Plating Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Easley, SC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 390 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,854 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. Palmetto Plating Co Inc is pounds #355 and chemical-count #462 at 2.0K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Danfoss Power Solutions (us) Co; Ortec Inc; Wilbert Plastic Services; Imperial Die Casting. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside South Carolina: Epic Metals Corp; Huck International; Canton Drop Forge; Bae Systems. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Palmetto Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Epic Metals Corp and Huck International.
Palmetto Plating Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Palmetto Plating Co Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Palmetto Plating Co Inc reports the 1,601st-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Epic Metals Corp and Huck International.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Palmetto Plating Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Palmetto Plating Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Palmetto Plating Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (395 lbs to 390 lbs).
Palmetto Plating Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Palmetto Plating Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 395 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 395 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 395 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 395 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 390 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 2.0K lbs | - |
Palmetto Plating Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Danfoss Power Solutions (us) Co, Ortec Inc, Wilbert Plastic Services, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Palmetto Plating Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Union Specialties Inc, Epic Metals Corp, Antolin Howell. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Danfoss Power Solutions (us) Co. Palmetto Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
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This Palmetto Plating Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Palmetto Plating Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Easley, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Pickens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Epic Metals Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Palmetto Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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