EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Valmont Composite Structures Estill
Estill, SC · Parent: Valmont Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 605.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont Composite Structures Estill: how the 605.6K lbs splits
605.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 446.2K lbs 73.7%
- Air Releases 159.4K lbs 26.3%
Valmont Composite Structures Estill's 605.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Valmont Composite Structures Estill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Estill, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 120.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 605.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,733 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. Valmont Composite Structures Estill is pounds #51 and chemical-count #391 at 605.6K 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: Canfor Southern Pine - Estill Div; Federal Correctional Institution Estill; West Fraser Ewp - Allendale; Collums Lumber Mill Inc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: The Praxis Cos LLC; American Environmental Container Corp; Aquatic Bath; 3M Co - Brownwood. Other Valmont Industries Inc sites in this extract: Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing; Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Valmont Composite Structures Estill stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 605.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Praxis Cos LLC and American Environmental Container Corp.
Valmont Composite Structures Estill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
606K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valmont Composite Structures Estill inside Hampton's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Valmont Composite Structures Estill reports the 70th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 78.5% of every pound reported in Hampton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include The Praxis Cos LLC and American Environmental Container Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hampton's reported pounds (771.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont Composite Structures Estill's total reported releases fell from 122.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 120.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Composite Structures Estill's air releases fell from 34.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Composite Structures Estill's off-site transfers fell from 87.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont Composite Structures Estill Form-R facts
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See how Valmont Composite Structures Estill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.7× more than the comparison
67% 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 Valmont Composite Structures Estill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 605.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (118.3K lbs to 120.0K lbs).
Valmont Composite Structures Estill: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valmont Composite Structures Estill year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 118.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 124.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 120.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 122.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 120.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 605.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Valmont Composite Structures Estill · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont Composite Structures Estill
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Canfor Southern Pine - Estill Div, Federal Correctional Institution Estill, West Fraser Ewp - Allendale, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. The Praxis Cos LLC, American Environmental Container Corp, Aquatic Bath.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont Composite Structures Estill on cumulative reported pounds (605.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ocean State Power, The Praxis Cos LLC, Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Ocean State Power Harrisville, RI · Electric Utilities 605.4K lbs reported
- The Praxis Cos LLC Ennis, TX · Plastics and Rubber 605.2K lbs reported
- Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div Painesville, OH · Paper 606.2K lbs reported
- American Refining Group Inc. Bradford, PA · Petroleum 607.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Valmont Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing, Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing.
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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Canfor Southern Pine - Estill Div. Valmont Composite Structures Estill stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Valmont Composite Structures Estill TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valmont Composite Structures Estill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Estill, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 78.5% of Hampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ocean State Power (Δ 213 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont Composite Structures Estill stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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