Gerdau USA Inc
7 facilities · 6 states · 3.5M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Gerdau USA Inc is the reported parent of 7 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 3.5M lbs of toxic releases. 6 of 77 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Minnesota (1.3M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Gerdau USA Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Gerdau USA Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-24.4%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-24.4%
363.0 thousand lb → 274.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Gerdau USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 363.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 274.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau USA Inc's water releases rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau USA Inc's off-site transfers fell from 299.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 203.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau USA Inc's chemicals reported rose from 15 in 2022 to 16 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Gerdau USA Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill; Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP; Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill; Gerdau Wilton. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Koch Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper; Manganese compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; Texas; Georgia. 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 Ameristeel St Paul Mill; Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP; Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill; Gerdau Wilton. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Koch Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper; Manganese compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; Texas; Georgia. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals; Fabricated Metals.
Gerdau USA Inc ranks #337 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Gerdau USA Inc spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Gerdau USA Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 7 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Gerdau USA Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Koch Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Gerdau USA Inc sits among TRI parents
Gerdau USA Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Xcel Energy and Allete Inc and Koch Inc and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Xcel Energy · rank #335 · 22.8M lbs
- Allete Inc · rank #336 · 11.9M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Koch Inc · rank #338 · 3.3M lbs
- Archer Daniels Midland Co · rank #339 · 3.1M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Gerdau USA Inc
Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper; Manganese compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.2M lbs |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 722.3K lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 226.9K lbs |
| Copper | 157.6K lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 93.5K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2 | 1.3M lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 1.1M lbs |
| Georgia | 1 | 933.9K lbs |
| Iowa | 1 | 57.9K lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 20.9K lbs |
| Virginia | 1 | 11.6K lbs |
Facilities (7)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill Saint Paul, MN | 1.3M lbs |
| Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP Midlothian, TX | 1.1M lbs |
| Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill Cartersville, GA | 933.9K lbs |
| Gerdau Wilton Wilton, IA | 57.9K lbs |
| Gerdau Long Steel Na-Charlotte Mill Charlotte, NC | 20.9K lbs |
| Chaparral (va) Inc Petersburg, VA | 11.6K lbs |
| Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc Duluth, MN | 6 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Gerdau USA Inc on total disclosed release pounds (3.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (7). Release-volume peers include Masterbrand Inc, Campbell Soup Co, Tlhus Inc. Facility-count peers include A O Smith Corp, Ahf Products LLC, Aisin Holdings of America. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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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 Minnesota, Texas, Georgia; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Gerdau USA Inc's TRI parent record
From Gerdau USA Inc, open Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill or compare against Xcel Energy rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Gerdau USA Inc (Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill in MN). Largest facility
- Compare against Allete Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Gerdau USA Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Xcel Energy, Allete Inc) 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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