EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co
El Paso, TX · Parent: Freeport-McMoran Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 1.3K lbs 0.1%
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co's 1.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Selenium 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in El Paso, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 297.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,189 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. Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co is pounds #129 and chemical-count #182 at 1.2M 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: Reladyne el Paso; Nexpera - Borderland Sar; Western el Paso Refinery; US Army 1ST Armored Div & Fort Bliss Ranges. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility; I/n Kote; Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc. Other Freeport-McMoran Inc sites in this extract: Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc; Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc; Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc; Climax Molybdenum Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Selenium compounds; Antimony compounds; Arsenic compounds; Selenium And Selenium Compounds.
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Befesa Zinc US Inc. and Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility.
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co inside El Paso's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co reports the 134th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.5% of every pound reported in El Paso. Scale peers outside Texas include Befesa Zinc US Inc. and Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of El Paso's reported pounds (4.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co 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 Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 150% (118.8K lbs to 297.2K lbs).
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 150% 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: Selenium compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 118.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 231.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 233.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 296.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 297.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Selenium compounds | 601.6K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 293.0K lbs | - |
| Arsenic compounds | 154.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Selenium And Selenium Compounds | 110.0K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 6.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Silver compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 665 lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 250 lbs | - |
| Thiourea | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Reladyne el Paso, Nexpera - Borderland Sar, Western el Paso Refinery, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Befesa Zinc US Inc., Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility, I/n Kote.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point, Duracell Manufacturing, Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point Moss Point, MS · Fabricated Metals 1.2M lbs reported
- Duracell Manufacturing Lagrange, GA · Electrical Equipment 1.2M lbs reported
- Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative Dawson, MN · Food 1.2M lbs reported
- Sea Ray Boats Tellico Facility Vonore, TN · Transportation Equipment 1.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Freeport-McMoran Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc, Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc, Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc.
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 Selenium compounds, Antimony compounds, Arsenic compounds, Selenium And Selenium Compounds; nearby reporters include Reladyne el Paso. Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co stamps HEAVY 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 Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Selenium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for El Paso, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 28.5% of El Paso TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point (Δ 3.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Selenium 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