EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Optimus Steel LLC
Vidor, TX · Parent: Optimus Steel LLC
- Total releases
- 4.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Optimus Steel LLC: how the 4.0M lbs splits
4.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.9M lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 31.3K lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 156 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Optimus Steel LLC's 4.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Optimus Steel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vidor, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 510.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 4.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 514 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. Optimus Steel LLC is pounds #56 and chemical-count #258 at 4.0M 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: Jefferson Railport Terminal; Tms International LLC; Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches; Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part). Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Real Alloy Recycling LLC; McWane Ductile-New Jersey; Clarios LLC; Nucor Steel Jackson Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead compounds.
Optimus Steel LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Real Alloy Recycling LLC and McWane Ductile-New Jersey.
Optimus Steel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Optimus Steel LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Optimus Steel LLC reports the 68th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 80.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Real Alloy Recycling LLC and McWane Ductile-New Jersey.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Optimus Steel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 80.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Optimus Steel LLC's total reported releases fell from 730.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 510.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Optimus Steel LLC's water releases rose from 14 lb in 2022 to 36 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Optimus Steel LLC's off-site transfers fell from 724.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 504.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Optimus Steel LLC's air releases fell from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Optimus Steel LLC 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 Optimus Steel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (762.2K lbs to 510.4K lbs).
Optimus Steel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Optimus Steel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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 | 762.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 951.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 1.0M lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 730.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 510.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.2M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 384.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 257.6K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 46.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 39.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 23.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 553 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 112 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Optimus Steel LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Optimus Steel LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Jefferson Railport Terminal, Tms International LLC, Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Real Alloy Recycling LLC, McWane Ductile-New Jersey, Clarios LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Optimus Steel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (4.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include International Paper- New Bern Mill, Pacificorp Wyodak Plant, Edwards Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- International Paper- New Bern Mill Vanceboro, NC · Paper 4.0M lbs reported
- Pacificorp Wyodak Plant Gillette, WY · Electric Utilities 4.0M lbs reported
- Edwards Power Station Bartonville, IL · Electric Utilities 4.0M lbs reported
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC Morgantown, KY · Primary Metals 3.9M 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, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Jefferson Railport Terminal. Optimus Steel LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Optimus Steel LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Optimus Steel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vidor, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 13.2% of Orange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper- New Bern Mill (Δ 8.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Optimus Steel LLC stamps HEAVY 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