EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ssab Alabama Inc
Axis, AL · Parent: Ssab Enterprises LLC
- Total releases
- 7.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ssab Alabama Inc: how the 7.8M lbs splits
7.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.7M lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 61.4K lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 266 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ssab Alabama Inc's 7.8M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese 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
Ssab Alabama Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Axis, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.0M lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 7.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 273 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Blastech Mobile LLC; Tms International LLC; Amvac Chemical Co; Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Jewell Coke Co LP; Gopher Resource LLC; Envirofocus Technologies; Alloy Resource Corp. Other Ssab Enterprises LLC sites in this extract: Ssab Iowa Inc.; Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium.
Ssab Alabama Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 15 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jewell Coke Co LP and Gopher Resource LLC.
Ssab Alabama Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.8M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ssab Alabama Inc: Manganese And Manganese Compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ssab Alabama Inc reports the 37th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese And Manganese Compounds alone is 61.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Jewell Coke Co LP and Gopher Resource LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ssab Alabama Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese And Manganese Compounds at 61.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ssab Alabama Inc's total reported releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ssab Alabama Inc's water releases fell from 65 lb in 2022 to 8 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ssab Alabama Inc's air releases rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ssab Alabama Inc's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ssab Alabama Inc Form-R facts
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See how Ssab Alabama Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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67% 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 Ssab Alabama Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 83% (1.1M lbs to 2.0M lbs).
Ssab Alabama Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Ssab Alabama Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 83% 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1M lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 1.3M lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 1.4M lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 2.0M lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 2.0M lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 4.8M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 773.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 355.1K lbs | - |
| Copper | 157.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 95.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 32.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 29.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 356 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 53 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ssab Alabama Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Blastech Mobile LLC, Tms International LLC, Amvac Chemical Co, 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. Jewell Coke Co LP, Gopher Resource LLC, Envirofocus Technologies.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ssab Alabama Inc on cumulative reported pounds (7.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete, Beaumont Gas-To Gasoline Plant, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part). 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.
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
Other Ssab Enterprises LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ssab Iowa Inc., Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy.
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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium; nearby reporters include Blastech Mobile LLC. Ssab Alabama Inc 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 Ssab Alabama Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ssab Alabama Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Axis, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 14.9% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete (Δ 12.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ssab Alabama Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese 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