The Lincoln Electric Co
7 facilities · 5 states · 2.9M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, The Lincoln Electric Co is the reported parent of 7 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 2.9M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 30 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (2.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for The Lincoln Electric Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for The Lincoln Electric Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+20.9%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+20.9%
518.0 thousand lb → 626.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- The Lincoln Electric Co's total reported releases rose from 518.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 626.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Lincoln Electric Co's off-site transfers rose from 516.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 624.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Lincoln Electric Co's water releases rose from 281 lb in 2022 to 323 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Lincoln Electric Co's chemicals reported rose from 14 in 2022 to 16 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read The Lincoln Electric Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: The Lincoln Electric Co; The Lincoln Electric Co; Harris Products Group; Harris Products Group. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds; Lithium carbonate; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Georgia; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Machinery; Primary 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: The Lincoln Electric Co; The Lincoln Electric Co; Harris Products Group; Harris Products Group. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds; Lithium carbonate; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Georgia; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Machinery; Primary Metals.
The Lincoln Electric Co ranks #377 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. The Lincoln Electric Co files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. The Lincoln Electric Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 7 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for The Lincoln Electric Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where The Lincoln Electric Co sits among TRI parents
The Lincoln Electric Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #375 · 64.3M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #376 · 42.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by The Lincoln Electric Co
Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds; Lithium carbonate; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as The Lincoln Electric Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.4M lbs |
| Copper compounds | 860.5K lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 355.9K lbs |
| Lithium carbonate | 114.5K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 75.8K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 3 | 2.9M lbs |
| Georgia | 1 | 3.9K lbs |
| California | 1 | 108 lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (7)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| The Lincoln Electric Co Euclid, OH | 2.0M lbs |
| The Lincoln Electric Co Mentor, OH | 913.1K lbs |
| Harris Products Group Mason, OH | 7.4K lbs |
| Harris Products Group Gainesville, GA | 3.9K lbs |
| Weartech International Inc Anaheim, CA | 108 lbs |
| Lincoln Electric-Ladson (kaliburn Inc.) Ladson, SC | 0 lbs |
| The Harris Products Group/winston Salem Winston Salem, NC | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest The Lincoln Electric Co on total disclosed release pounds (2.9M lbs) and reporting facility count (7). Release-volume peers include Emd Holding Corp, Patrick Industries, Eagle Materials 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
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
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 Ohio, Georgia, California; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with The Lincoln Electric Co's TRI parent record
From The Lincoln Electric Co, open The Lincoln Electric Co or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for The Lincoln Electric Co (The Lincoln Electric Co in OH). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where The Lincoln Electric Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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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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