Industrial Production of Base Metals
In a recent analysis, a map has been unveiled, showcasing the locations of primary metals manufacturing facilities that reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) in 2022. The map, easily accessible to the public, provides a visual representation of these facilities, with the size of each facility indicative of its TRI-reported chemical releases.
Users can delve deeper into the data by clicking on a specific facility, accessing detailed information about its TRI reporting. However, the analysis does not provide specific data about the nature or quantity of the TRI chemical wastes managed by these facilities, nor does it offer information about the nature of the TRI chemical releases.
The chart accompanying the map offers a breakdown of facilities and releases by primary metals subsector for 2022. The primary metal manufacturing sector, as per the analysis, refers to facilities that report their primary activity as metal manufacturing. As defined by TRI, this sector includes facilities with a primary NAICS code of 331.
The chart reveals that foundries account for the majority (38%) of facilities reporting to TRI in the sector but only report 8% of the releases. In stark contrast, iron and steel mills account for 10% of the sector's facilities but report more releases than any other subsector.
It's important to note that the chart does not include data on facilities that do not report to TRI, nor does it display the geographical distribution of the facilities by subsector. Furthermore, the available search results do not provide specific data on the distribution of TRI chemical releases among the different subsectors within the primary metals manufacturing sector for 2022.
For a more comprehensive understanding of the distribution of TRI chemical releases by subsectors within the primary metals manufacturing sector for 2022, consulting the EPA’s TRI Explorer or TRI national analysis reports directly would be necessary. These resources provide facility-level data, which could be aggregated for subsector analysis, though direct summary data for 2022 specific to this aspect is not readily available.
For those interested, guidance on accessing and analyzing TRI data by subsector or summarizing typical patterns based on historical TRI trends prior to 2022 is available. However, such details are not included in the current search.
- The EPA’s TRI Explorer or TRI national analysis reports could offer information about the finance involved in managing TRI chemical wastes by various subsectors within the primary metals manufacturing industry, as these resources provide facility-level data, which could be aggregated for subsector analysis.
- While the map and chart do not provide specific data about the nature or quantity of the TRI chemical wastes managed by manufacturing facilities in different subsectors, consulting the EPA’s TRI Explorer or TRI national analysis reports might offer insights into the finance aspect of waste management in these subsectors.
