Gerdau Group
3 facilities · 2 states · 14.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Gerdau Group is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 14.6M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 16 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (14.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Gerdau Group, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Gerdau Group: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+3.9%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+3.9%
3.2 million lb → 3.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- Gerdau Group's total reported releases rose from 3.2 million lb in 2022 to 3.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Group's off-site transfers rose from 35.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 243.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Group's water releases rose from 739 lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Group's land releases fell from 3.1 million lb in 2022 to 3.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Gerdau Group from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.; Gerdau - Sand Springs Rail Products. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Viskase Cos Inc; Packaging Corp of America. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Oklahoma. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Fabricated Metals. 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: Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.; Gerdau - Sand Springs Rail Products. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Viskase Cos Inc; Packaging Corp of America. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Oklahoma. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Fabricated Metals.
Gerdau Group ranks #119 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Gerdau Group files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill accounts for most of Gerdau Group's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Gerdau Group follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Viskase Cos Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Gerdau Group sits among TRI parents
Gerdau Group sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co and Viskase Cos Inc and Packaging Corp of America. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #117 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #118 · 40.5M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Viskase Cos Inc · rank #120 · 11.8M lbs
- Packaging Corp of America · rank #121 · 8.3M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Gerdau Group
Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 9.8M lbs |
| Lead compounds | 1.5M lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 1.3M lbs |
| Copper compounds | 852.7K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 604.6K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2 | 14.6M lbs |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill Jackson, TN | 14.6M lbs |
| Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. Arlington, TN | 62 lbs |
| Gerdau - Sand Springs Rail Products Sand Springs, OK | 0 lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Gerdau Group on total disclosed release pounds (14.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, McWane Inc, Ball Corp. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Tennessee, Oklahoma; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Gerdau Group's TRI parent record
From Gerdau Group, open Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Gerdau Group (Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill in TN). Largest facility
- Compare against The Chemours Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Gerdau Group sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nyrstar US Inc, The Chemours Co) 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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