EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Vinton Steel LLC
Vinton, TX
- Total releases
- 7.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Vinton Steel LLC: how the 7.0K lbs splits
7.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 99.2%
- Water Discharges 54 lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Vinton Steel LLC's 7.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.8%. 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Vinton Steel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vinton, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 7.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,542 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. Vinton Steel LLC is pounds #1020 and chemical-count #1016 at 7.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Southwire Co - el Paso; International Wire Group - Camden Wire Facility; Schneider Electric; Eagle Family Foods Group LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Greer Steel Co; Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility; Solon Specialty Wire Co; Esco Phoenix. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead; Manganese.
Vinton Steel LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greer Steel Co and Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility.
Vinton Steel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.0K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vinton Steel LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Vinton Steel LLC reports the 794th-largest volume (7.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 85.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Greer Steel Co and Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vinton Steel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 85.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vinton Steel LLC's total reported releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vinton Steel LLC's air releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vinton Steel LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vinton Steel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (1.5K lbs to 1.4K lbs).
Vinton Steel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Vinton Steel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Lead | 533 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 491 lbs | - |
Vinton Steel LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vinton Steel LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Southwire Co - el Paso, International Wire Group - Camden Wire Facility, Schneider Electric, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Greer Steel Co, Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility, Solon Specialty Wire Co.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vinton Steel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Nestle Purina Petcare, Tread Corp, Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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, Lead, Manganese; nearby reporters include Southwire Co - el Paso. Vinton Steel LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Vinton Steel LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vinton Steel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vinton, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of El Paso TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nestle Purina Petcare (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vinton Steel LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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