EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Ellwood Texas Forge
Houston, TX · Parent: The Ellwood Group Inc
- Total releases
- 66.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ellwood Texas Forge: how the 66.2K lbs splits
66.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 65.2K lbs 98.6%
- Air Releases 850 lbs 1.3%
- Water Discharges 101 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ellwood Texas Forge's 66.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
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-HEAVY
Ellwood Texas Forge is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 109 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 66.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,499 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. Ellwood Texas Forge is pounds #525 and chemical-count #646 at 66.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cosaco LLC; Economy MUD Products Co; Amacs Process Tower Internals; Exxon Mobil Corp South Houston Terminal. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Flexcon Industries; Walker Forge Inc; Channellock Inc; Qualico Steel Co Inc. Other The Ellwood Group Inc sites in this extract: Ellwood Engineered Castings; Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota; Ellwood City Forge Corp; Ellwood Mill Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper.
Ellwood Texas Forge stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.6% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 66.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Flexcon Industries and Walker Forge Inc.
Ellwood Texas Forge vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
66K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ellwood Texas Forge: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Ellwood Texas Forge reports the 592nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.3% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 62.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Flexcon Industries and Walker Forge Inc.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (62.8% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ellwood Texas Forge's total reported releases fell from 144 lb in 2022 to 109 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ellwood Texas Forge's off-site transfers fell from 25 lb in 2022 to 5 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ellwood Texas Forge Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Ellwood Texas Forge stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
78% less than the comparison
67% 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 Ellwood Texas Forge releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 66.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (53.9K lbs to 109 lbs).
Ellwood Texas Forge: 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 Ellwood Texas Forge year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 11.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 137 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 144 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 109 lbs | 5 |
Ellwood Texas Forge · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ellwood Texas Forge
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Cosaco LLC, Economy MUD Products Co, Amacs Process Tower Internals, 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. Flexcon Industries, Walker Forge Inc, Channellock Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ellwood Texas Forge on cumulative reported pounds (66.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Marathon Dickinson Refinery, United Wisconsin Grain Producers, American Trim. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Ellwood Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ellwood Engineered Castings, Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota, Ellwood City Forge Corp.
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 Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper; nearby reporters include Cosaco LLC. Ellwood Texas Forge stamps LIGHT 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 Ellwood Texas Forge TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ellwood Texas Forge totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332111 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Marathon Dickinson Refinery (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ellwood Texas Forge stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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