EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Southwire Co - el Paso
El Paso, TX · Parent: Southwire Co
- Total releases
- 47.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southwire Co - el Paso: how the 47.4K lbs splits
47.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 47.2K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 202 lbs 0.4%
Southwire Co - el Paso's 47.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Antimony compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Southwire Co - el Paso is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in El Paso, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 26.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 47.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,232 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. Southwire Co - el Paso is pounds #609 and chemical-count #775 at 47.4K 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: International Wire Group - Camden Wire Facility; Schneider Electric; Eagle Family Foods Group LLC; Vinton Steel LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Alliance Tubular Products LLC; Hitchiner Countergravity Cast Operations (vco/dco/mct); Fisk Alloy Wire Inc; Renaissance Manufacturing Group Anniston LLC. Other Southwire Co sites in this extract: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony compounds; Copper; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds.
Southwire Co - el Paso stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alliance Tubular Products LLC and Hitchiner Countergravity Cast Operations (vco/dco/mct).
Southwire Co - el Paso vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southwire Co - el Paso: Antimony compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Southwire Co - el Paso reports the 512th-largest volume (47.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Antimony compounds alone is 79.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Alliance Tubular Products LLC and Hitchiner Countergravity Cast Operations (vco/dco/mct).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southwire Co - el Paso's pounds in one chemical - here Antimony compounds at 79.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwire Co - el Paso's total reported releases rose from 16.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwire Co - el Paso's off-site transfers rose from 16.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwire Co - el Paso 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 Southwire Co - el Paso releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 47.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3602% (710 lbs to 26.3K lbs).
Southwire Co - el Paso: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Southwire Co - el Paso year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3602% 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: Antimony compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 710 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 683 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 16.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 26.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony compounds | 37.5K lbs | - |
| Copper | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 68 lbs | - |
Southwire Co - el Paso · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwire Co - el Paso
Closest other reporters in Texas - including International Wire Group - Camden Wire Facility, Schneider Electric, Eagle Family Foods Group LLC, 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. Alliance Tubular Products LLC, Hitchiner Countergravity Cast Operations (vco/dco/mct), Fisk Alloy Wire Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwire Co - el Paso on cumulative reported pounds (47.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Axel Americas LLC, High Steel Structures - Williamsport Facility, Mustang Motorcycle Products LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Axel Americas LLC Rosedale, MS · Petroleum 47.4K lbs reported
- High Steel Structures - Williamsport Facility Williamsport, PA · Fabricated Metals 47.4K lbs reported
- Mustang Motorcycle Products LLC Three Rivers, MA · Chemicals 47.4K lbs reported
- Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products Boonville, MO · Plastics and Rubber 47.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Southwire Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southwire Co, Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant, Southwire Co North Campus.
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 Antimony compounds, Copper, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include International Wire Group - Camden Wire Facility. Southwire Co - el Paso stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Southwire Co - el Paso TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Antimony compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwire Co - el Paso 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. 1.1% of El Paso TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Axel Americas LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwire Co - el Paso stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Antimony 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