Gerdau Macsteel Inc
4 facilities · 3 states · 1.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Gerdau Macsteel Inc is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 1.1M lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 50 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Arkansas (547.6K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Gerdau Macsteel Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Gerdau Macsteel Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-46.4%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-46.4%
316.9 thousand lb → 169.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Gerdau Macsteel Inc's total reported releases fell from 316.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 169.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Macsteel Inc's air releases rose from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Macsteel Inc's off-site transfers fell from 301.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 144.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Macsteel Inc's water releases rose from 149 lb in 2022 to 211 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Gerdau Macsteel Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill; Gerdau Macsteel Monroe; Gerdau Special Steel Na; Gerdau Huntington Facility. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Arkansas; Michigan; Indiana. 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.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill; Gerdau Macsteel Monroe; Gerdau Special Steel Na; Gerdau Huntington Facility. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Arkansas; Michigan; Indiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Fabricated Metals.
Gerdau Macsteel Inc ranks #618 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Gerdau Macsteel Inc files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Gerdau Macsteel Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 4 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Gerdau Macsteel Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Gerdau Macsteel Inc sits among TRI parents
Gerdau Macsteel Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Clean Harbors Inc and Suzano Packaging LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Clean Harbors Inc · rank #616 · 16.6M lbs
- Suzano Packaging LLC · rank #617 · 15.3M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Gerdau Macsteel Inc
Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper And Copper Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 664.9K lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 158.4K lbs |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 77.2K lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 55.2K lbs |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 33.0K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 1 | 547.6K lbs |
| Michigan | 2 | 507.1K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill Fort Smith, AR | 547.6K lbs |
| Gerdau Macsteel Monroe Monroe, MI | 501.9K lbs |
| Gerdau Special Steel Na Jackson, MI | 5.2K lbs |
| Gerdau Huntington Facility Huntington, IN | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Gerdau Macsteel Inc on total disclosed release pounds (1.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc, Borgwarner Inc, Avantor Performance Materials Inc. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. 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 Arkansas, Michigan, Indiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Gerdau Macsteel Inc's TRI parent record
From Gerdau Macsteel Inc, open Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill or compare against Clean Harbors Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Gerdau Macsteel Inc (Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill in AR). Largest facility
- Compare against Suzano Packaging LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Gerdau Macsteel Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Clean Harbors Inc, Suzano Packaging LLC) 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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