EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Trident Americas
Chester, VA · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 81.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Trident Americas: how the 81.7K lbs splits
81.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 80.0K lbs 98.0%
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 2.0%
Trident Americas's 81.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Trident Americas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chester, VA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 81.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 5,012 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. Trident Americas is pounds #108 and chemical-count #156 at 81.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva); Univar Solutions USA; Dupont Teijin Films; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Virginia: Shaw Walker la LLC; American Nickeloid Co; Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1662; Illinois Mpp Corp. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Products Co; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Trident Americas stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Shaw Walker la LLC and American Nickeloid Co.
Trident Americas vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
82K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Trident Americas: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Trident Americas reports the 528th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 74.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Shaw Walker la LLC and American Nickeloid Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Trident Americas's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 74.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Trident Americas's total reported releases fell from 21.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Trident Americas's off-site transfers fell from 21.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Trident Americas Form-R facts
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See how Trident Americas stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2319.7× more than the comparison
25% 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 Trident Americas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (21.0K lbs to 0 lbs).
Trident Americas: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Trident Americas year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 19.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 20.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 21.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 60.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 21.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 150 lbs | - |
Trident Americas · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Trident Americas
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva), Univar Solutions USA, Dupont Teijin Films, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Shaw Walker la LLC, American Nickeloid Co, Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1662.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Trident Americas on cumulative reported pounds (81.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Shaw Walker la LLC, Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co, Sofix LLC. 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).
Other Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Products Co, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC.
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva). Trident Americas stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Trident Americas TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Trident Americas totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chester, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.9% of Chesterfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shaw Walker la LLC (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Trident Americas stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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