EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Encore Wire Corp
Mc Kinney, TX · Parent: Encore Wire Corp
- Total releases
- 242.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Encore Wire Corp: how the 242.0K lbs splits
242.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 235.4K lbs 97.3%
- Water Discharges 3.5K lbs 1.4%
- Air Releases 3.1K lbs 1.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Encore Wire Corp's 242.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Encore Wire Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mc Kinney, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 63.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 242.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,924 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. Encore Wire Corp is pounds #312 and chemical-count #531 at 242.0K 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: Quikrete - McKinney Tx Plant; Txi-McKinney Ready Mix; Holcim-Sor Inc. - McKinney Rm; Watson & Chalin Manufacturing Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Victaulic Co - Forks Facility; American Railcar Industries I Nc; Western Tube & Conduit Corp; Eckart America Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Antimony compounds; Zinc compounds.
Compare Encore Wire Corp with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Quikrete - McKinney Tx Plant Mckinney · 1 lbs
- Txi-McKinney Ready Mix Mckinney · 1 lbs
- Holcim-Sor Inc. - McKinney Rm Mckinney · 0 lbs
- Watson & Chalin Manufacturing Inc Mc Kinney · 490 lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Victaulic Co - Forks Facility (PA) · American Railcar Industries I Nc (AR) · Western Tube & Conduit Corp (CA)
Encore Wire Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.3% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 242.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Victaulic Co - Forks Facility and American Railcar Industries I Nc.
Encore Wire Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
242K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Encore Wire Corp inside Collin's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Encore Wire Corp reports the 279th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 27.5% of every pound reported in Collin. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 77.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Victaulic Co - Forks Facility and American Railcar Industries I Nc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Collin's reported pounds (880.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Encore Wire Corp's total reported releases rose from 38.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Encore Wire Corp's off-site transfers rose from 37.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 61.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Encore Wire Corp's water releases fell from 977 lb in 2022 to 593 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Encore Wire Corp Form-R facts
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436041.4× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Encore Wire Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 242.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 76% (35.7K lbs to 63.0K lbs).
Encore Wire Corp: 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 Encore Wire Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 76% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 66.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 37.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 38.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 63.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 187.8K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 38.6K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 12.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 211 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 56 lbs | - |
Encore Wire Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Encore Wire Corp
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Quikrete - McKinney Tx Plant, Txi-McKinney Ready Mix, Holcim-Sor Inc. - McKinney Rm, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Victaulic Co - Forks Facility, American Railcar Industries I Nc, Western Tube & Conduit Corp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Encore Wire Corp on cumulative reported pounds (242.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Modern Plating Corp, U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area - Range Facility, Newmar Corp. 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.
- Modern Plating Corp Freeport, IL · Fabricated Metals 241.8K lbs reported
- U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area - Range Facility Hilo, HI · Other 242.3K lbs reported
- Newmar Corp Nappanee, IN · Transportation Equipment 241.7K lbs reported
- Cheyenne Renewable Diesel Co LLC Cheyenne, WY · Petroleum 241.6K 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 Copper, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Quikrete - McKinney Tx Plant. Encore Wire Corp 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 Encore Wire Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Encore Wire Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mc Kinney, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 27.5% of Collin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prysmian Cables & Systems (Δ 183 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Encore Wire Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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