EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Vam USA
Houston, TX · Parent: Vallourec Industries
- Total releases
- 2.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vam USA: how the 2.1K lbs splits
2.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.0K lbs 95.3%
- Water Discharges 98 lbs 4.7%
Vam USA's 2.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 4.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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-MID
Vam USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 417 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2022, and 2.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 12,747 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 #1214 and chemical-count #848 at 2.1K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vallourec Star LP; Lyondell Chemical Co; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc.; Nov Quality Tubing. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Librandi's Machine Inc.; Fairbanks Scales Inc; Nickel Composite Coatings Inc.; Protolabs. Other Vallourec Industries sites in this extract: Vam USA. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Lead; Nickel; Chromium.
Vam USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.3% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Librandi's Machine Inc. and Fairbanks Scales Inc.
Vam USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vam USA: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Vam USA reports the 1,577th-largest volume (2.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 67.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Librandi's Machine Inc. and Fairbanks Scales Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vam USA's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 67.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Vam USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vam USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 136% (177 lbs to 417 lbs).
Vam USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Vam USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 136% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 177 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 135 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 417 lbs | 3 |
Vam USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vam USA
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Vallourec Star LP, Lyondell Chemical Co, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 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. Librandi's Machine Inc., Fairbanks Scales Inc, Nickel Composite Coatings Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vam USA on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Librandi's Machine Inc., Fairbanks Scales Inc, Joy Global Underground Mining LLC. 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.
- Librandi's Machine Inc. Middletown, PA · Fabricated Metals 2.1K lbs reported
- Fairbanks Scales Inc Meridian, MS · Fabricated Metals 2.1K lbs reported
- Joy Global Underground Mining LLC Homer City, PA · Other 2.1K lbs reported
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy Athens, TN · Food 2.1K lbs reported
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 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 Manganese, Lead, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Vallourec Star LP. Vam USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Manganese) 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 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 332996 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Librandi's Machine Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vam USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Manganese. 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