EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Broadwind Towers Inc
Abilene, TX · Parent: Broadwind Heavy Fabrications Inc.
- Total releases
- 204.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Broadwind Towers Inc: how the 204.5K lbs splits
204.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 201.4K lbs 98.5%
- Off-site Transfers 3.0K lbs 1.5%
- Water Discharges 105 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Broadwind Towers Inc's 204.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Broadwind Towers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Abilene, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 43.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 204.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,210 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Broadwind Towers Inc is pounds #335 and chemical-count #626 at 204.5K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: 14122 Abilene 1; Quikrete - Abillene Tx Plant; Petrosmith Equipment LP; Ingram Concrete - Abilene 4. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Nibco of Virginia Inc.; Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container; Nico Products Inc; Nashville Wire Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol; Manganese; Toluene.
Broadwind Towers Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.5% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 204.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nibco of Virginia Inc. and Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container.
Broadwind Towers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
205K 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
Broadwind Towers Inc inside Taylor's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Broadwind Towers Inc reports the 270th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 31.7% of every pound reported in Taylor. Scale peers outside Texas include Nibco of Virginia Inc. and Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Taylor's reported pounds (644.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Broadwind Towers Inc's total reported releases rose from 42.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Broadwind Towers Inc's water releases rose from 17 lb in 2022 to 42 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Broadwind Towers Inc's air releases rose from 41.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Broadwind Towers Inc Form-R facts
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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 Broadwind Towers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 204.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (40.7K lbs to 43.3K lbs).
Broadwind Towers Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Broadwind Towers Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 32.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 44.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 42.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 43.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 112.8K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 87.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 596 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 414 lbs | Carcinogen |
Broadwind Towers Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Broadwind Towers Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including 14122 Abilene 1, Quikrete - Abillene Tx Plant, Petrosmith Equipment LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Nibco of Virginia Inc., Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container, Nico Products Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Broadwind Towers Inc on cumulative reported pounds (204.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Nibco of Virginia Inc., The Knapheide Manufacturing Co, Woodward Iodine Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Nibco of Virginia Inc. Stuarts Draft, VA · Fabricated Metals 204.6K lbs reported
- The Knapheide Manufacturing Co Quincy, IL · Transportation Equipment 204.2K lbs reported
- Woodward Iodine Corp Woodward, OK · Chemicals 204.2K lbs reported
- U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg, PA · Other 204.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Manganese, Toluene; nearby reporters include 14122 Abilene 1. Broadwind Towers Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Broadwind Towers Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Broadwind Towers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Abilene, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 31.7% of Taylor TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nibco of Virginia Inc. (Δ 50 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Broadwind Towers Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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