EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications
Manitowoc, WI · Parent: Broadwind Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 122.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications: how the 122.5K lbs splits
122.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 121.0K lbs 98.7%
- Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs 1.2%
- Water Discharges 110 lbs 0.1%
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications's 122.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Manitowoc, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 122.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,148 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications is pounds #141 and chemical-count #172 at 122.5K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Red Arrow Products Co LLC; Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc; Kdc/one - Northern Labs; Tenneco. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Tn Georgia; Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc.; Azz Galvanizing Services-Arkansas; Mills Metal Finishing. Other Broadwind Energy Inc sites in this extract: Brad Foote Gear Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Manganese.
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.7% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 122.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tn Georgia and Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc..
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
123K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications reports the 382nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Tn Georgia and Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc..
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
- Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications's total reported releases rose from 97 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications's off-site transfers rose from 34 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
43% more than the comparison
5.0× more 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 Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 122.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (62.9K lbs to 1.4K lbs).
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 58.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 135 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 97 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 54.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 42.7K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 23.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 58 lbs | Carcinogen |
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Red Arrow Products Co LLC, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc, Kdc/one - Northern Labs, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Tn Georgia, Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc., Azz Galvanizing Services-Arkansas.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications on cumulative reported pounds (122.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Lockheed Martin Rms, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Skyline Steel Llc-Iuka. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Lockheed Martin Rms Owego, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 122.5K lbs reported
- Chambers Cogeneration L.P. Penns Grove, NJ · Electric Utilities 122.6K lbs reported
- Skyline Steel Llc-Iuka Iuka, MS · Primary Metals 122.6K lbs reported
- White Wave Foods City Of Industry, CA · Food 122.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Broadwind Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Brad Foote Gear Works.
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 n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Manganese; nearby reporters include Red Arrow Products Co LLC. Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Manitowoc, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 3.0% of Manitowoc TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lockheed Martin Rms (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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