EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Hearne Steel Co. Inc.
Hearne, TX
- Total releases
- 158.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Hearne Steel Co. Inc.: how the 158.2K lbs splits
158.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 157.6K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 329 lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 255 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Hearne Steel Co. Inc.'s 158.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Hearne Steel Co. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hearne, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 27.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 158.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,657 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. Hearne Steel Co. Inc. is pounds #368 and chemical-count #936 at 158.2K 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: Twin Oaks; Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC; Toyo Ink America LLC; Knife River Corp-South Bryan Asphalt Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div; Steel Dynamics Inc.; Meyer Steel Drum Inc; Midwest Plating Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Hearne Steel Co. Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 158.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div and Steel Dynamics Inc..
Hearne Steel Co. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
158K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hearne Steel Co. Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Hearne Steel Co. Inc. reports the 326th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div and Steel Dynamics Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hearne Steel Co. Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hearne Steel Co. Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 28.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hearne Steel Co. Inc.'s water releases fell from 46 lb in 2022 to 23 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hearne Steel Co. Inc.'s air releases rose from 56 lb in 2022 to 74 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hearne Steel Co. Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 28.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hearne Steel Co. 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 Hearne Steel Co. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 158.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (32.9K lbs to 27.2K lbs).
Hearne Steel Co. Inc.: 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 Hearne Steel Co. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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 | 32.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 32.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 37.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 28.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 27.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 156.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 63 lbs | - |
Hearne Steel Co. Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hearne Steel Co. Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Twin Oaks, Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC, Toyo Ink America LLC, 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. Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div, Steel Dynamics Inc., Meyer Steel Drum Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hearne Steel Co. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (158.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Precision International, Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div, Collums Lumber Mill Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Precision International Iola, KS · Machinery 158.2K lbs reported
- Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div Fort Payne, AL · Fabricated Metals 158.2K lbs reported
- Collums Lumber Mill Inc. Allendale, SC · Wood Products 158.2K lbs reported
- West Fraser Armour Lumber Mill Riegelwood, NC · Wood Products 158.2K 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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Twin Oaks. Hearne Steel Co. Inc. 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 Hearne Steel Co. Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hearne Steel Co. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hearne, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 1.0% of Robertson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precision International (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hearne Steel Co. Inc. 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