EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment

Southwire Co LLC

Pleasant Prairie, WI · Parent: Southwire Co

Total releases
15.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Southwire Co LLC: how the 15.2K lbs splits

15.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs 82.4%
  • Air Releases 2.7K lbs 17.6%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Southwire Co LLC's 15.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 82.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Southwire Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pleasant Prairie, WI, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 15.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,877 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. Southwire Co LLC is pounds #354 and chemical-count #186 at 15.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rust-Oleum Corp; Aalberts Surface Technologies Pp LLC; Aludyne N.a. LLC - Pleasant Prairie; Emco Chemical Distributors Inc. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Wisconsin: Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.; East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc; Toshiba International Corp; Southwire Co Huntersville Plant. Other Southwire Co sites in this extract: Southwire Co; Southwire Co Villa Rica Plant; Southwire Co North Campus; Southwire Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Antimony compounds; Zinc compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds.

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Southwire Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (82.4% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. and East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc.

#8,877 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Southwire Co 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

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

Southwire Co LLC: Copper-led volume

Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Southwire Co LLC reports the 160th-largest volume (15.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 82.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. and East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Southwire Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 82.3%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Southwire Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Southwire Co LLC's air releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 831 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Southwire Co LLC's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Southwire Co LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Electrical Equipment
LIGHT volume
15.2K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
5
Lead chemical
Copper

Compare this facility

See how Southwire Co LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Southwire Co LLC
15.2K lbs
Rust-Oleum Corp
363.9K lbs

96% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Southwire Co LLC
5
Rust-Oleum Corp
15

67% 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 Southwire Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.2K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs (82.4%)
Air Releases 2.7K lbs (17.6%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 25% (2.7K lbs to 3.3K lbs).

Southwire Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Southwire Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 25% 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: Copper.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.7K lbs 3
2020 2.7K lbs 3
2021 2.7K lbs 3
2022 3.8K lbs 3
2023 3.3K lbs 4

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Copper 12.5K lbs -
Antimony compounds 1.2K lbs -
Zinc compounds 749 lbs -
Antimony And Antimony Compounds 620 lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 78 lbs -

Southwire Co LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site

Pleasant Prairie, WI
42.5340, -87.8997
County TRI context
Kenosha · 1.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Southwire Co

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwire Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (15.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Odessa Andrews Highway, Clermont Steel Fabricators Inc, Kinpak LLC. 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.

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, Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds; nearby reporters include Rust-Oleum Corp. Southwire Co 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.

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This Southwire Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Southwire Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pleasant Prairie, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335929 · Electrical Equipment. 1.9% of Kenosha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Odessa Andrews Highway (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Southwire Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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