EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sabre Industries
Alvarado, TX · Parent: Sabre Communications Inc
- Total releases
- 7.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sabre Industries: how the 7.2K lbs splits
7.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.6K lbs 76.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.7K lbs 23.1%
Sabre Industries's 7.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 76.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 23.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Sabre Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alvarado, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 989 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 7.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,485 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. Sabre Industries is pounds #1009 and chemical-count #200 at 7.2K 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: Holcim-Sor Inc.- DBA Colorado River Concrete; Quikrete - Dallas Tx Plant; Johnson County Pipe Inc; Jet Research Center. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Sig Sauer Inc; Kaba Ilco Corp; U S Chrome Corp of Ohio; Metallurgical Processing Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Zinc (fume or dust); Manganese; Copper.
Sabre Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (76.9% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sig Sauer Inc and Kaba Ilco Corp.
Sabre Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.2K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sabre Industries in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sabre Industries reports the 1,257th-largest volume (7.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Sig Sauer Inc and Kaba Ilco Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sabre Industries's total reported releases rose from 945 lb in 2022 to 989 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sabre Industries's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sabre Industries's off-site transfers rose from 812 lb in 2022 to 856 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sabre Industries Form-R facts
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See how Sabre Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
206311.9× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Sabre Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (1.8K lbs to 989 lbs).
Sabre Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sabre Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 945 lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 989 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 755 lbs | - |
| Copper | 750 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 750 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 130 lbs | - |
| Lead | 37 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 0 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Sabre Industries · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sabre Industries
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Holcim-Sor Inc.- DBA Colorado River Concrete, Quikrete - Dallas Tx Plant, Johnson County Pipe Inc, 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. Sig Sauer Inc, Kaba Ilco Corp, U S Chrome Corp of Ohio.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sabre Industries on cumulative reported pounds (7.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include York Casket Co, Sig Sauer Inc, Knud Nielsen Co Inc. 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.
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
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, Zinc (fume or dust), Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include Holcim-Sor Inc.- DBA Colorado River Concrete. Sabre Industries stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Sabre Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sabre Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alvarado, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Johnson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: York Casket Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sabre Industries stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium. 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