EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
United Galvanizing Inc.
Houston, TX
- Total releases
- 500.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
United Galvanizing Inc.: how the 500.4K lbs splits
500.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 497.3K lbs 99.4%
- Water Discharges 1.6K lbs 0.3%
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 0.3%
United Galvanizing Inc.'s 500.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
United Galvanizing Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 85.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 500.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,957 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 Galvanizing Inc. is pounds #208 and chemical-count #743 at 500.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Insteel Wire Products Co; Dmv USA Inc.; Daniel Measurement & Control Inc; Parker-Hannifin Ipd Houston. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Crown Beverage Packaging; Precoat Metals; Kawneer Co. Inc.; Hohman Plating & Manufacturing Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Diisocyanates; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
United Galvanizing Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 500.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Crown Beverage Packaging and Precoat Metals.
United Galvanizing Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
500K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Galvanizing Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, United Galvanizing Inc. reports the 108th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Crown Beverage Packaging and Precoat Metals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Galvanizing Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Galvanizing Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 150.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Galvanizing Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 149.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Galvanizing Inc.'s air releases rose from 180 lb in 2022 to 208 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Galvanizing Inc.'s water releases fell from 540 lb in 2022 to 467 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Galvanizing Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How United Galvanizing Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 500.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (79.6K lbs to 85.2K lbs).
United Galvanizing Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows United Galvanizing Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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 | 79.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 71.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 114.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 150.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 85.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 496.1K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 87 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 29 lbs | - |
United Galvanizing Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Galvanizing Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Insteel Wire Products Co, Dmv USA Inc., Daniel Measurement & Control 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. Crown Beverage Packaging, Precoat Metals, Kawneer Co. Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Galvanizing Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (500.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Tyson Farms Inc., Crown Beverage Packaging, Chaco Gas Plant. 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.
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
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, Diisocyanates, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Insteel Wire Products Co. United Galvanizing Inc. stamps MID 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 United Galvanizing Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Galvanizing Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Eurecat US (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Galvanizing Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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