Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
26 facilities · 9 states · 270.7M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc is the reported parent of 26 Form R facilities across 9 states, disclosing 270.7M lbs of toxic releases. 22 of 373 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Indiana (131.7M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-22.9%
26 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-22.9%
59.8 million lb → 46.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc's total reported releases fell from 59.8 million lb in 2022 to 46.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc's water releases fell from 17.5 million lb in 2022 to 12.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc's off-site transfers fell from 27.1 million lb in 2022 to 20.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc's land releases fell from 14.4 million lb in 2022 to 12.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Cleveland-Cliffs Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ); Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Steel Corp; Sabic US Holdings LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; Ohio; Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Petroleum; Transportation Equipment. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ); Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Steel Corp; Sabic US Holdings LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; Ohio; Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Petroleum; Transportation Equipment.
Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sits near the top of the release list (rank #5 of 4,988). Cleveland-Cliffs Inc spans 9 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 26 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (US Steel Corp; Sabic US Holdings LP) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sits among TRI parents
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside US Steel Corp and Sabic US Holdings LP. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Lower disclosed volume
- US Steel Corp · rank #6 · 79.2M lbs
- Sabic US Holdings LP · rank #7 · 27.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ). Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 92.4M lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 79.7M lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 49.9M lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 13.5M lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6.9M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 5 | 131.7M lbs |
| Ohio | 9 | 64.3M lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 53.0M lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 13.7M lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 5.4M lbs |
| West Virginia | 2 | 2.5M lbs |
| Alabama | 1 | 13 lbs |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (26)
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Cleveland-Cliffs Inc on total disclosed release pounds (270.7M lbs) and reporting facility count (26). Release-volume peers include Freeport-McMoran Inc, Barrick Nevada Holding LLC, Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Facility-count peers include Arcosa Inc, General Motors LLC, Lci Industries. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Indiana, Ohio, Michigan; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Cleveland-Cliffs Inc's TRI parent record
From Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, open Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ) or compare against US Steel Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ) in IN). Largest facility
- Compare against US Steel Corp, the next-lower disclosed-volume parent. Lower-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (US Steel Corp, Sabic US Holdings LP) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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