Ryerson Holding Co
5 facilities · 4 states · 43.4K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Ryerson Holding Co is the reported parent of 5 Form R facilities across 4 states, disclosing 43.4K lbs of toxic releases. 3 of 20 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (28.9K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Ryerson Holding Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ryerson Holding Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-92.0%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+13.2%
11.1 thousand lb → 12.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
These two measures point in opposite directions. Releases from the facilities present in both years fell, while the inventory-wide total rose. The difference is which facilities filed, not a different estimate of the same plants.
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Ryerson Holding Co's total reported releases fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 890 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ryerson Holding Co's off-site transfers fell from 9.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 267 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ryerson Holding Co's air releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 623 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Ryerson Holding Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Ryerson Inc.; Tsa Processing; Excelsior Inc.; Norlen Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Chromium; Manganese; Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Texas; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: 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: Ryerson Inc.; Tsa Processing; Excelsior Inc.; Norlen Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Chromium; Manganese; Copper. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Texas; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Fabricated Metals.
Ryerson Holding Co ranks #2,062 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Ryerson Holding Co files across 4 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Ryerson Holding Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 5 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Ryerson Holding Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Ryerson Holding Co sits among TRI parents
Ryerson Holding Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #2,060 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #2,061 · 24.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Ryerson Holding Co
Nickel; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Chromium; Manganese; Copper lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Ryerson Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nickel | 15.0K lbs |
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 11.6K lbs |
| Chromium | 7.0K lbs |
| Manganese | 6.6K lbs |
| Copper | 1.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 28.9K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 11.6K lbs |
| California | 2 | 1.7K lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1.1K lbs |
Facilities (5)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Ryerson Inc. Norcross, GA | 28.9K lbs |
| Tsa Processing Arlington, TX | 11.6K lbs |
| Excelsior Inc. Fresno, CA | 1.7K lbs |
| Norlen Inc. Schofield, WI | 1.1K lbs |
| Excelsior Inc. Clovis, CA | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Ryerson Holding Co on total disclosed release pounds (43.4K lbs) and reporting facility count (5). Release-volume peers include Carmeuse Lime Inc, Southern Graphics Inc., Menard Inc. Facility-count peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc, Advansix Inc, Aes Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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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 Georgia, Texas, California; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Ryerson Holding Co's TRI parent record
From Ryerson Holding Co, open Ryerson Inc. or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Ryerson Holding Co (Ryerson Inc. in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Ryerson Holding Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Ryerson Holding Co's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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