EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Structural Metals Inc
Seguin, TX · Parent: Commercial Metals Co
- Total releases
- 3.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Structural Metals Inc: how the 3.6M lbs splits
3.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.6M lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 36.7K lbs 1.0%
- Water Discharges 2.6K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 318 lbs <0.1%
Structural Metals Inc's 3.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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
Structural Metals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seguin, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.2M lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 546 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. Structural Metals Inc is pounds #64 and chemical-count #159 at 3.6M 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: Tms International LLC; Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc-McQueeney; Xerxes Corp; Tyson Farms Inc. - Seguin Poultry Processing Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Ecobat Resources New York LLC; Garfield Facility LLC; Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC; Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting. Other Commercial Metals Co sites in this extract: Cmc Rebar Arizona; Tamco; Cmc Steel Sc; Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Nickel compounds; Lead compounds.
Structural Metals Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ecobat Resources New York LLC and Garfield Facility LLC.
Structural Metals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6M 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
Structural Metals Inc inside Guadalupe's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Structural Metals Inc reports the 77th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 75.9% of every pound reported in Guadalupe. Scale peers outside Texas include Ecobat Resources New York LLC and Garfield Facility LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Guadalupe's reported pounds (4.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Structural Metals Inc's total reported releases rose from 633.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Structural Metals Inc's water releases rose from 159 lb in 2022 to 552 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Structural Metals Inc's off-site transfers rose from 625.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Structural Metals Inc's air releases fell from 7.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Structural Metals Inc 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 Structural Metals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 130% (533.3K lbs to 1.2M lbs).
Structural Metals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Structural Metals Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 130% 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 | 533.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 610.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 625.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 633.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 1.2M lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.1M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 814.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 257.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 134.4K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 119.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 104.3K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 30.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 25.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 731 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 263 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Structural Metals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Structural Metals Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Tms International LLC, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc-McQueeney, Xerxes Corp, 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. Ecobat Resources New York LLC, Garfield Facility LLC, Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Structural Metals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Marathon Petroleum Co LP, Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC - San Juan Mine, Cargill Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Commercial Metals Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cmc Rebar Arizona, Tamco, Cmc Steel Sc.
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, Nickel compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Tms International LLC. Structural Metals Inc 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 Structural Metals Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Structural Metals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seguin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 75.9% of Guadalupe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Marathon Petroleum Co LP (Δ 2.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Structural Metals Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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