EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Nucor Steel-Arkansas
Blytheville, AR · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 5.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nucor Steel-Arkansas: how the 5.4M lbs splits
5.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.3M lbs 97.5%
- Air Releases 81.6K lbs 1.5%
- Water Discharges 55.5K lbs 1.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nucor Steel-Arkansas's 5.4M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.5%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Nucor Steel-Arkansas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blytheville, AR, in the primary metals sector. It reported 986.1K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 394 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Ipsco Tubulars Inc; Atlas Tube Inc. - Blytheville Plant; Maverick Tube Corp; Nucor Coatings Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Arkansas: Charter Steel-Saukville; Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC; American Cast Iron Pipe Co.; Waupaca Foundry Plant 1. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Nucor Steel-Arkansas stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.5% off-site transfers) across 23 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Charter Steel-Saukville and Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC.
Nucor Steel-Arkansas vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Steel-Arkansas: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Steel-Arkansas reports the 52nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 75.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Charter Steel-Saukville and Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nucor Steel-Arkansas's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 75.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas's total reported releases rose from 908.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 986.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas's water releases rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas's air releases rose from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas's off-site transfers rose from 880.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 951.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Steel-Arkansas Form-R facts
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See how Nucor Steel-Arkansas stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Nucor Steel-Arkansas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (993.6K lbs to 986.1K lbs).
Nucor Steel-Arkansas: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Nucor Steel-Arkansas year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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 | 993.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 908.0K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 986.1K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Nucor Steel-Arkansas · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nucor Steel-Arkansas
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Ipsco Tubulars Inc, Atlas Tube Inc. - Blytheville Plant, Maverick Tube Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Charter Steel-Saukville, Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC, American Cast Iron Pipe Co..
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Steel-Arkansas on cumulative reported pounds (5.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta, Charter Steel-Saukville, Sappi Cloquet LLC. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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.
- Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta Springfield, MO · Electrical Equipment 5.4M lbs reported
- Charter Steel-Saukville Saukville, WI · Primary Metals 5.4M lbs reported
- Sappi Cloquet LLC Cloquet, MN · Paper 5.4M lbs reported
- Madison Industries Old Bridge, NJ · Chemicals 5.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Ipsco Tubulars Inc. Nucor Steel-Arkansas stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nucor Steel-Arkansas TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Steel-Arkansas totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blytheville, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 22.3% of Mississippi TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta (Δ 3.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Steel-Arkansas stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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