EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC
Calvert, AL
- Total releases
- 32.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC: how the 32.0M lbs splits
32.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.3M lbs 82.3%
- Water Discharges 5.4M lbs 16.8%
- Air Releases 283.0K lbs 0.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC's 32.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 82.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calvert, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.4M lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 32.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 59 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tms International Llc.; Am/ns Calvert LLC; Steel Warehouse; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - McIntosh Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; North American Stainless; US Magnesium LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (82.3% off-site transfers) across 15 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC.
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC inside Mobile's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 61.1% of every pound reported in Mobile. Scale peers outside Alabama include Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mobile's reported pounds (52.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC's total reported releases fell from 6.3 million lb in 2022 to 3.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC's water releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 654.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC's off-site transfers fell from 4.9 million lb in 2022 to 2.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC's air releases fell from 64.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC Form-R facts
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See how Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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2.5× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 60% (8.6M lbs to 3.4M lbs).
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 3
What this shows Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.6M lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 5.3M lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 8.4M lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 6.3M lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 3.4M lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 8.0M lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7.4M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.4M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.3M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 2.4M lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 2.2M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 754.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 715.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 484.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 425.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 342.7K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 307.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 251.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 13.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 10.4K lbs | - |
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Tms International Llc., Am/ns Calvert LLC, Steel Warehouse, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC, North American Stainless.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (32.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant, Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC, Harrison Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant Deer Island, OR · Chemicals 32.0M lbs reported
- Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC Grantsville, UT · Hazardous Waste 32.4M lbs reported
- Harrison Power Station Haywood, WV · Electric Utilities 32.5M lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC Cleveland, OH · Primary Metals 31.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Tms International Llc.. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calvert, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 61.1% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant (Δ 58.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov