EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valmont Industries Inc-
Brenham, TX · Parent: Valmont Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 46.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont Industries Inc-: how the 46.6K lbs splits
46.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 45.3K lbs 97.3%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 2.4%
- Water Discharges 131 lbs 0.3%
Valmont Industries Inc-'s 46.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Valmont Industries Inc- is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brenham, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 827 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 46.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,273 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. Valmont Industries Inc- is pounds #612 and chemical-count #776 at 46.6K 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: Mic Group LLC - Brenham West; Longwood Elastomers Inc; Blue Bell Creameries LP; Questspecialty Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Associated Materials LLC; Parker Hannifin Corp; As America Inc; The Tfc Group LLC. Other Valmont Industries Inc sites in this extract: Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Valmont Composite Structures Estill; Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nickel; Manganese; Chromium.
Valmont Industries Inc- stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.3% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 46.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Associated Materials LLC and Parker Hannifin Corp.
Valmont Industries Inc- 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
Valmont Industries Inc- inside Washington's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valmont Industries Inc- reports the 701st-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 61.3% of every pound reported in Washington. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 97.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Associated Materials LLC and Parker Hannifin Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Washington's reported pounds (76.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont Industries Inc-'s total reported releases rose from 52 lb in 2022 to 827 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Industries Inc-'s air releases rose from 46 lb in 2022 to 818 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Industries Inc-'s chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont Industries Inc- Form-R facts
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See how Valmont Industries Inc- stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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2.0× 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 Valmont Industries Inc- releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 46.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (45.5K lbs to 827 lbs).
Valmont Industries Inc-: 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 Valmont Industries Inc- year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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 | 45.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 103 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 93 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 52 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 827 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 45.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 750 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 461 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 2 lbs | - |
Valmont Industries Inc- · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont Industries Inc-
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Mic Group LLC - Brenham West, Longwood Elastomers Inc, Blue Bell Creameries LP, 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. Associated Materials LLC, Parker Hannifin Corp, As America Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont Industries Inc- on cumulative reported pounds (46.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Stella-Jones Corp, Dyno Nobel Inc - Carthage Plant, Polynt Composites USA Inc.. 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
Other Valmont Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Valmont Composite Structures Estill, Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing.
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, Nickel, Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include Mic Group LLC - Brenham West. Valmont Industries Inc- stamps LIGHT 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 Valmont Industries Inc- TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valmont Industries Inc- totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brenham, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 61.3% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Stella-Jones Corp (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont Industries Inc- stamps LIGHT 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