EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Paulo - Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, TN · Parent: Paulo Products Co
- Total releases
- 221.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Paulo - Murfreesboro: how the 221.7K lbs splits
221.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 219.5K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 485 lbs 0.2%
Paulo - Murfreesboro's 221.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Paulo - Murfreesboro is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Murfreesboro, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 704 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 221.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,069 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Paulo - Murfreesboro is pounds #99 and chemical-count #125 at 221.7K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heritage Farms Dairy; General Mills Operations Inc Yoplait Div; Wegmann Automotive USA Inc; Kasai Na Inc / Nissan Ilc Building. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Turbocam Inc.; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC. Other Paulo Products Co sites in this extract: Paulo - Kansas City. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Paulo - Murfreesboro stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 221.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp and Turbocam Inc..
Paulo - Murfreesboro vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
222K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paulo - Murfreesboro: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Paulo - Murfreesboro reports the 252nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 94.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp and Turbocam Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paulo - Murfreesboro's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 94.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paulo - Murfreesboro's total reported releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 704 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paulo - Murfreesboro's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 160 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paulo - Murfreesboro's off-site transfers fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 510 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paulo - Murfreesboro's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paulo - Murfreesboro Form-R facts
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See how Paulo - Murfreesboro stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
71% more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Paulo - Murfreesboro releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 221.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (88.9K lbs to 704 lbs).
Paulo - Murfreesboro: 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 Paulo - Murfreesboro year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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 | 88.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 76.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 50.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 704 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 208.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 717 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Paulo - Murfreesboro · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paulo - Murfreesboro
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Heritage Farms Dairy, General Mills Operations Inc Yoplait Div, Wegmann Automotive USA Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Turbocam Inc., Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paulo - Murfreesboro on cumulative reported pounds (221.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Gb Manufacturing Inc Calif. Acrylic Ind. Inc. (dba Cal Spas), Westlake Epoxy Inc, Lyons East. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
Other Paulo Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Paulo - Kansas City.
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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Heritage Farms Dairy. Paulo - Murfreesboro stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Paulo - Murfreesboro TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paulo - Murfreesboro totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Murfreesboro, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332811 · Fabricated Metals. 5.5% of Rutherford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gb Manufacturing Inc Calif. Acrylic Ind. Inc. (dba Cal Spas) (Δ 39 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paulo - Murfreesboro stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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