EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Vam USA
Houston, TX · Parent: Vallourec Industries
- Total releases
- 105.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vam USA: how the 105.0K lbs splits
105.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 103.5K lbs 98.5%
- Water Discharges 1.6K lbs 1.5%
Vam USA's 105.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.5%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Vam USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 9.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 105.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,482 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. Vam USA is pounds #440 and chemical-count #537 at 105.0K 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: Vallourec Tube Alloy; King Fabrication LLC; Hobas Pipe USA Inc.; Henkel Global Supply Chain. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: United Surface Finishing; Trident Americas; Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing; Profile Finishing Systems Inc.. Other Vallourec Industries sites in this extract: Vam USA. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead.
Vam USA stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 105.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include United Surface Finishing and Trident Americas.
Vam USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
105K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vam USA in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Vam USA reports the 435th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include United Surface Finishing and Trident Americas.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vam USA's total reported releases fell from 13.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vam USA's off-site transfers fell from 13.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vam USA's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vam USA's water releases fell from 129 lb in 2022 to 107 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vam USA Form-R facts
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See how Vam USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Vam USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 105.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 85% (66.7K lbs to 9.7K lbs).
Vam USA: 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 Vam USA year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 85% 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 | 66.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 7.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 7.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 13.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 9.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 48.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 34.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 17.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 4.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 5 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Vam USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vam USA
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Vallourec Tube Alloy, King Fabrication LLC, Hobas Pipe USA 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. United Surface Finishing, Trident Americas, Valmont Coatings Inc. Salina Galvanizing.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vam USA on cumulative reported pounds (105.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Aei LLC, Sumiriko Tennessee Inc., United Surface Finishing. 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.
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).
Other Vallourec Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Vam USA.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Vallourec Tube Alloy. Vam USA stamps MID 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 Vam USA TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vam USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332996 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aei LLC (Δ 93 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vam USA stamps MID 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