Southwire CO Kentucky Plant
Total reported releases 19 lb fell modestly year over year (-15%). Total releases concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
1987 KY 3543, Hawesville, Kentucky · 331318 · Primary Metals · operated by Southwire Co
Notable Signals
No notable signals at this facility for the current reporting year. See chemicals and equity context below for the full picture.
What This Facility Releases
Lead compounds
Lead compounds concentrations are up 33% since 2010.
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Hancock County County, KY (no Census block groups within 3 miles — falling back to containing county): a population of 9,058. Why we surface this →
Low-income
People of color
Under age 5
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 (5-year), county-level fallback. Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.