EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Mirror Industries
Houston, TX · Parent: Mirror Acquisitions LLC
- Total releases
- 3.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mirror Industries: how the 3.6K lbs splits
3.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.6K lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 60 lbs 1.7%
Mirror Industries's 3.6K 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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-LEAN
Mirror Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 834 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 3.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 11,779 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. Mirror Industries is pounds #1129 and chemical-count #1270 at 3.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Karbach Brewing; Brougher Inc D/b/a Forge USA; International Paint LLC; Madden Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: McKay's Plating Co; Orbel Corp; Double G Coatings Co LP; Bodycote Thermal Processing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead.
Mirror Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.3% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include McKay's Plating Co and Orbel Corp.
Mirror Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mirror Industries: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Mirror Industries reports the 1,443rd-largest volume (3.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 88.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include McKay's Plating Co and Orbel Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mirror Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 88.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Mirror Industries Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mirror Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 70% (2.8K lbs to 834 lbs).
Mirror Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Mirror Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 834 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Lead | 431 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mirror Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mirror Industries
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Karbach Brewing, Brougher Inc D/b/a Forge USA, International Paint 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. McKay's Plating Co, Orbel Corp, Double G Coatings Co LP.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mirror Industries on cumulative reported pounds (3.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lsc Communications / Strasburg, Accent Marble Inc., McKay's Plating Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead; nearby reporters include Karbach Brewing. Mirror Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Mirror Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mirror Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Accent Marble Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mirror Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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