EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant
Gaffney, SC · Parent: The Timken Co
- Total releases
- 15.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant: how the 15.5K lbs splits
15.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.3K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 159 lbs 1.0%
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant's 15.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gaffney, SC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 827 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 15.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,838 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. Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant is pounds #261 and chemical-count #313 at 15.5K 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: Nestle USA Inc.; Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp; Palmetto Pedic LLC; Adams Cowpens Dm. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside South Carolina: Pas Technologies (phoenix); Northern Wire LLC; Master Halco; Brasscraft - Thomasville. Other The Timken Co sites in this extract: Timken Co Lincolnton Bearing Plant; Timken Smo LLC; Timken Smo LLC; Timken Aerospace( Mpb Corp Dba) Lebanon. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel.
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pas Technologies (phoenix) and Northern Wire LLC.
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant reports the 1,046th-largest volume (15.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 76.6% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Pas Technologies (phoenix) and Northern Wire LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 76.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant's total reported releases fell from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 827 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant's off-site transfers fell from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 812 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant's air releases fell from 37 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
56% less 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 Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 84% (5.1K lbs to 827 lbs).
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 84% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 827 lbs | 1 |
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Nestle USA Inc., Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp, Palmetto Pedic LLC, 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. Pas Technologies (phoenix), Northern Wire LLC, Master Halco.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (15.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Wisconsin Whey Protein, Allied Metal Co, Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Wisconsin Whey Protein Turtle Lake, WI · Food 15.4K lbs reported
- Allied Metal Co Chicago, IL · Primary Metals 15.4K lbs reported
- Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC Minneapolis, MN · Plastics and Rubber 15.4K lbs reported
- Harbor Electronics, Inc. Santa Clara, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 15.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Timken Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Timken Co Lincolnton Bearing Plant, Timken Smo LLC, Timken Smo LLC.
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 Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Nestle USA Inc.. Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gaffney, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332991 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wisconsin Whey Protein (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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