EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
United Copper Industries LLC
Denton, TX · Parent: United Copper Industries LLC
- Total releases
- 31.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
United Copper Industries LLC: how the 31.9K lbs splits
31.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19.4K lbs 60.8%
- Off-site Transfers 12.3K lbs 38.7%
- Water Discharges 153 lbs 0.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
United Copper Industries LLC's 31.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 60.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 38.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
United Copper Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Denton, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 8.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 31.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,166 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. United Copper Industries LLC is pounds #699 and chemical-count #556 at 31.9K 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: Safety-Kleen Systems Denton Recycle Center; Redi-Mix - Denton; Acme Brick Co-Denton Plant; Victor Equipment Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Northern Iron & Machine; Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co; Bekaert Corp; Skyline Steel Llc-Newton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Compare United Copper Industries LLC with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Safety-Kleen Systems Denton Recycle Center Denton · 1.6K lbs
- Redi-Mix - Denton Denton · 9 lbs
- Acme Brick Co-Denton Plant Denton · 32.0K lbs
- Victor Equipment Co Denton · 8.5K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Northern Iron & Machine (MN) · Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co (MI) · Bekaert Corp (OH)
United Copper Industries LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Denton, TX: 31.9K lbs across 6 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 60.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Northern Iron & Machine and Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.
United Copper Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Copper Industries LLC: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, United Copper Industries LLC reports the 567th-largest volume (31.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 79.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Northern Iron & Machine and Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Copper Industries LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 79.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Copper Industries LLC's total reported releases rose from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Copper Industries LLC's off-site transfers rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Copper Industries LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How United Copper Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 46% (5.6K lbs to 8.1K lbs).
United Copper Industries LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows United Copper Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 46% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 8.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 25.5K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 382 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
United Copper Industries LLC in Denton
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Safety-Kleen Systems Denton Recycle Center, Redi-Mix - Denton, Acme Brick Co-Denton Plant, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Northern Iron & Machine, Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co, Bekaert Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Copper Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (31.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb, Alaglass Pools, Poet Biorefining - Ashton. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Denton Recycle Center. United Copper Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This United Copper Industries LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Copper Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Denton, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 9.2% of Denton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Copper Industries LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 60.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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