EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals

Commonwealth Galvanizing

Ashland, VA · Parent: Commonwealth Galvanizing Co LLC

Total releases
8.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Commonwealth Galvanizing: how the 10.6K lbs splits

10.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 10.0K lbs 94.4%
  • Water Discharges 591 lbs 5.6%

Commonwealth Galvanizing's 10.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 5.6%. 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

Commonwealth Galvanizing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ashland, VA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 8.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,263 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Commonwealth Galvanizing is pounds #195 and chemical-count #232 at 8.1K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemtreat Inc; Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Ashland Precast Plant; South Atlantic Galvanizing LLC; Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Hanover Pipe Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Virginia: Henry Repeating Arms Corp.; C.h.i. Overhead Doors; Arrow Shed LLC; Mw Manufacturers Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead.

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Commonwealth Galvanizing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Henry Repeating Arms Corp. and C.h.i. Overhead Doors.

#10,263 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Commonwealth Galvanizing vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

8.1K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Commonwealth Galvanizing: Zinc compounds-led volume

Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Commonwealth Galvanizing reports the 1,229th-largest volume (8.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 98.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Henry Repeating Arms Corp. and C.h.i. Overhead Doors.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Commonwealth Galvanizing's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 98.3%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Commonwealth Galvanizing's total reported releases rose from 265 lb in 2022 to 7.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Commonwealth Galvanizing's off-site transfers rose from 176 lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Commonwealth Galvanizing's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Commonwealth Galvanizing's water releases rose from 89 lb in 2022 to 113 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Commonwealth Galvanizing Form-R facts

Sector
Fabricated Metals
LIGHT volume
8.1K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
2 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

Compare this facility

See how Commonwealth Galvanizing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Commonwealth Galvanizing
8.1K lbs
Chemtreat Inc
6.1K lbs

32% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Commonwealth Galvanizing
2
Chemtreat Inc
3

33% less 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 Commonwealth Galvanizing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.6K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 10.0K lbs (94.4%)
Water Discharges 591 lbs (5.6%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 2337% (102 lbs to 2.5K lbs).

Commonwealth Galvanizing: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Commonwealth Galvanizing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2337% from 2019 to 2024). 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 102 lbs 1
2020 78 lbs 1
2021 101 lbs 1
2022 265 lbs 2
2023 7.6K lbs 1
2024 2.5K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 10.5K lbs -
Lead 176 lbs Carcinogen

Commonwealth Galvanizing · OFFSITE-pathway site

Ashland, VA
37.7003, -77.4436
County TRI context
Hanover · 0.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Commonwealth Galvanizing Co LLC

Compare beyond Virginia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Commonwealth Galvanizing on cumulative reported pounds (8.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range, Henry Repeating Arms Corp., Lanxess Corp Plant 1. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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; nearby reporters include Chemtreat Inc. Commonwealth Galvanizing 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.

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This Commonwealth Galvanizing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Commonwealth Galvanizing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ashland, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Hanover TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Commonwealth Galvanizing 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