EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
K-T Galvanizing Co
Katy, TX · Parent: Kt Galvanizing Co Inc.
- Total releases
- 80.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
K-T Galvanizing Co: how the 80.4K lbs splits
80.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 79.0K lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 1.7%
- Water Discharges 26 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
K-T Galvanizing Co's 80.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
K-T Galvanizing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Katy, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 21.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 80.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,048 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. K-T Galvanizing Co is pounds #486 and chemical-count #954 at 80.4K 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: Katy Plant; Katy Bagging Facility; Hm South Texas Concrete LLC - Katy Rmc; Dyna Drill Technologies LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div; Hunter Douglas Tupelo Center; Cutco Cutlery Corp; Southwestern Wire Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
K-T Galvanizing Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.3% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 80.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div and Hunter Douglas Tupelo Center.
K-T Galvanizing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
80K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
K-T Galvanizing Co: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, K-T Galvanizing Co reports the 534th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 91.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div and Hunter Douglas Tupelo Center.
Concentrated means ≥60% of K-T Galvanizing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 91.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- K-T Galvanizing Co's total reported releases rose from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- K-T Galvanizing Co's water releases fell from 18 lb in 2022 to 2 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- K-T Galvanizing Co's air releases fell from 223 lb in 2022 to 108 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- K-T Galvanizing Co's off-site transfers rose from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
K-T Galvanizing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How K-T Galvanizing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 80.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 64% (12.9K lbs to 21.2K lbs).
K-T Galvanizing Co: 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 K-T Galvanizing Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 64% 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 | 12.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 16.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 16.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 21.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 73.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.4K lbs | - |
K-T Galvanizing Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to K-T Galvanizing Co
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Katy Plant, Katy Bagging Facility, Hm South Texas Concrete LLC - Katy Rmc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div, Hunter Douglas Tupelo Center, Cutco Cutlery Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest K-T Galvanizing Co on cumulative reported pounds (80.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Bvpv Styrenics LLC, Bostik Manufacturing Plant, Dow Silicones Corp. 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.
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 Katy Plant. K-T Galvanizing Co stamps LIGHT 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.
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This K-T Galvanizing Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
K-T Galvanizing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Katy, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Future Pipe Industries (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
K-T Galvanizing Co stamps LIGHT 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