EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Northern Wire LLC
Merrill, WI · Parent: Mw Components
- Total releases
- 15.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Northern Wire LLC: how the 15.4K lbs splits
15.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.4K lbs 99.8%
- Water Discharges 24 lbs 0.2%
Northern Wire LLC's 15.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Northern Wire LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Merrill, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 9.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 15.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,844 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. Northern Wire LLC is pounds #352 and chemical-count #711 at 15.4K 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: 3M Co - Wausau - Greystone; Marathon Electric LLC; Wausau Chemical Corp; Wausau Chemical Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Pas Technologies (phoenix); Master Halco; Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant; Apex Anodizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Northern Wire LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pas Technologies (phoenix) and Master Halco.
Northern Wire LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Northern Wire LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Northern Wire LLC reports the 1,048th-largest volume (15.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Pas Technologies (phoenix) and Master Halco.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Northern Wire LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Northern Wire LLC's total reported releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Northern Wire LLC's off-site transfers rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Northern Wire LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Northern Wire LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1051% (833 lbs to 9.6K lbs).
Northern Wire LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Northern Wire LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1051% 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 | 833 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 842 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 15.4K lbs | - |
Northern Wire LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Pas Technologies (phoenix), Master Halco, Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Northern Wire LLC on cumulative reported pounds (15.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Mplx Terminals LLC - Cincinnati Oh Terminal, Pas Technologies (phoenix), Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Cincinnati Oh Terminal Cincinnati, OH · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15.4K lbs reported
- Pas Technologies (phoenix) Phoenix, AZ · Fabricated Metals 15.4K lbs reported
- Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC Minneapolis, MN · Plastics and Rubber 15.4K lbs reported
- Hydro Extrusion USA LLC Saint Augustine, FL · Primary Metals 15.4K lbs reported
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; nearby reporters include 3M Co - Wausau - Greystone. Northern Wire LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Northern Wire LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Northern Wire LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Merrill, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 332618 · Fabricated Metals. 0.4% of Lincoln TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mplx Terminals LLC - Cincinnati Oh Terminal (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Northern Wire LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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