EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals

Nucor Building Systems-Texas

Terrell, TX · Parent: Nucor Corp

Total releases
24.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Nucor Building Systems-Texas: how the 24.1K lbs splits

24.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 24.0K lbs 99.4%
  • Air Releases 133 lbs 0.6%

Nucor Building Systems-Texas's 24.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.

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

Nucor Building Systems-Texas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Terrell, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 24.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,829 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. Nucor Building Systems-Texas is pounds #766 and chemical-count #984 at 24.1K 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: Txi-Terrell Ready Mix; Terrell Plant; Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials; Terrell Hot Mix Asphalt Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Valmont Newmark; Vorteq Coil Finishers; Container Life Cycle Management LLC DBA Drumco; Ds Containers. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel; Lead.

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Nucor Building Systems-Texas stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 24.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valmont Newmark and Vorteq Coil Finishers.

#7,829 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Nucor Building Systems-Texas vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Nucor Building Systems-Texas: Manganese-led volume

Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Building Systems-Texas reports the 904th-largest volume (24.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Valmont Newmark and Vorteq Coil Finishers.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Nucor Building Systems-Texas's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Nucor Building Systems-Texas's total reported releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Nucor Building Systems-Texas's off-site transfers fell from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Nucor Building Systems-Texas Form-R facts

Sector
Fabricated Metals
LIGHT volume
24.1K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
3 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Manganese

Compare this facility

See how Nucor Building Systems-Texas stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Nucor Building Systems-Texas
24.1K lbs
Txi-Terrell Ready Mix
0 lbs

78448.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Nucor Building Systems-Texas
3
Txi-Terrell Ready Mix
1

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 Nucor Building Systems-Texas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.1K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 24.0K lbs (99.4%)
Air Releases 133 lbs (0.6%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (4.2K lbs to 4.0K lbs).

Nucor Building Systems-Texas: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Nucor Building Systems-Texas year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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: Manganese.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 4.2K lbs 3
2020 5.3K lbs 3
2021 5.2K lbs 2
2022 5.5K lbs 2
2023 4.0K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Manganese 24.0K lbs -
Nickel 24 lbs Carcinogen
Lead 13 lbs Carcinogen

Nucor Building Systems-Texas · OFFSITE-pathway site

Terrell, TX
32.7330, -96.3353
County TRI context
Kaufman · 4.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Nucor Corp

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Building Systems-Texas on cumulative reported pounds (24.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC, Valmont Newmark, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Ansonville Nc Animal Nutrition. 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.

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 Manganese, Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Txi-Terrell Ready Mix. Nucor Building Systems-Texas 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.

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This Nucor Building Systems-Texas TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Nucor Building Systems-Texas totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Terrell, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332311 · Fabricated Metals. 4.3% of Kaufman TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Nucor Building Systems-Texas stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese. 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