EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6
Etowah, TN · Parent: Hitachi Metals America Ltd
- Total releases
- 3.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6: how the 3.5M lbs splits
3.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.4M lbs 97.9%
- Air Releases 71.9K lbs 2.1%
- Water Discharges 1.5K lbs <0.1%
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6's 3.5M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.1%. 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Etowah, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 552.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2022, and 3.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 565 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. Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 is pounds #18 and chemical-count #37 at 3.5M 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Johns Manville; Evonik Corp; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy; Abb Installation Products Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC; Republic Conduit Inc; Structural Metals Inc; Ecobat Resources New York LLC. Other Hitachi Metals America Ltd sites in this extract: Waupaca Foundry Inc - Lawrenceville; Hitachi Cable America Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Benzene; Copper compounds.
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.9% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5M lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC and Republic Conduit Inc.
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 inside Mcminn's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 reports the 79th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 48.2% of every pound reported in Mcminn. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 85.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC and Republic Conduit Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mcminn's reported pounds (7.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 Form-R facts
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See how Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9.7× more than the comparison
83% 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 Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 32% (807.9K lbs to 552.7K lbs).
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
What this shows Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 807.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 973.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 552.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.0M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 341.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 57.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 42.3K lbs | - |
| Barium | 19.4K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 13.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 5.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 520 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 56 lbs | - |
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Johns Manville, Evonik Corp, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC, Republic Conduit Inc, Structural Metals Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 on cumulative reported pounds (3.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Spirit Aerosystems Inc, De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant, US Ecology Tulsa Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Spirit Aerosystems Inc Wichita, KS · Transportation Equipment 3.5M lbs reported
- De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant Essexville, MI · Electric Utilities 3.5M lbs reported
- US Ecology Tulsa Inc Tulsa, OK · Hazardous Waste 3.5M lbs reported
- Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 3.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Hitachi Metals America Ltd Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Waupaca Foundry Inc - Lawrenceville, Hitachi Cable America Inc.
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 compounds, Benzene, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Johns Manville. Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 stamps HEAVY 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 Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Etowah, TN, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 48.2% of Mcminn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Spirit Aerosystems Inc (Δ 1.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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