EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman
Kaufman, TX · Parent: Mica Steelworks Inc.
- Total releases
- 59.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman: how the 59.9K lbs splits
59.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 58.7K lbs 98.0%
- Air Releases 958 lbs 1.6%
- Water Discharges 239 lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman's 59.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 TRACE-CARC
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kaufman, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 13.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 59.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,722 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. Mica Steelworks-Kaufman is pounds #553 and chemical-count #962 at 59.9K 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: Fxi Inc. - Terrell; Oldcastle Building Envelope - Texas Facility; Powerlab Inc.; Conecsus LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Efco LLC; Southern Heat Exchanger Corp; Chrome Deposit Corp; Bonnell Aluminum (elkhart) Inc.. Other Mica Steelworks Inc. sites in this extract: Mica Steelworks-Haltom City. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese; Lead.
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 59.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Efco LLC and Southern Heat Exchanger Corp.
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
60K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Mica Steelworks-Kaufman reports the 631st-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 97.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Efco LLC and Southern Heat Exchanger Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mica Steelworks-Kaufman's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 97.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mica Steelworks-Kaufman's total reported releases rose from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mica Steelworks-Kaufman's air releases rose from 9 lb in 2022 to 40 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mica Steelworks-Kaufman's off-site transfers rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mica Steelworks-Kaufman's water releases fell from 34 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman Form-R facts
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3.0× 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 Mica Steelworks-Kaufman releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 59.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (13.2K lbs to 13.6K lbs).
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman: 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 Mica Steelworks-Kaufman year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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 | 13.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 14.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 13.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 58.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 760 lbs | - |
| Lead | 536 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mica Steelworks-Kaufman
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Fxi Inc. - Terrell, Oldcastle Building Envelope - Texas Facility, Powerlab Inc., 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. Efco LLC, Southern Heat Exchanger Corp, Chrome Deposit Corp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mica Steelworks-Kaufman on cumulative reported pounds (59.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant, Poet Biorefining Alexandria LLC, Darigold-Caldwell. 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).
Other Mica Steelworks Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mica Steelworks-Haltom City.
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, Manganese, Lead; nearby reporters include Fxi Inc. - Terrell. Mica Steelworks-Kaufman stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Mica Steelworks-Kaufman TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kaufman, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 10.7% of Kaufman TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mica Steelworks-Kaufman stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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