EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago
Chicago, IL · Parent: A Finkl & Sons Co
- Total releases
- 4.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago: how the 4.3M lbs splits
4.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.3M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago's 4.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 638.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 4.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 483 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago is pounds #17 and chemical-count #283 at 4.3M lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Imperial Zinc Corp; Cardwell Westinghouse a Div of Wabtec Corp; Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1005. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Nucor Steel - a Div of Nucor Corp; McWane Ductile-Utah; Pacific Cast Technologies Inc; Neenah Foundry Co Neenah Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium; Nickel; Lead.
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Steel - a Div of Nucor Corp and McWane Ductile-Utah.
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.3M 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
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago reports the 61st-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 75.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Nucor Steel - a Div of Nucor Corp and McWane Ductile-Utah.
Concentrated means ≥60% of A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 75.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago's total reported releases fell from 774.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 638.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago's air releases fell from 478 lb in 2022 to 313 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago's off-site transfers fell from 773.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 638.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago Form-R facts
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See how A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
102.0× more than the comparison
33% 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 A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (869.8K lbs to 638.8K lbs).
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 869.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 968.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 774.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 638.8K lbs | 4 |
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Imperial Zinc Corp, Cardwell Westinghouse a Div of Wabtec Corp, Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Nucor Steel - a Div of Nucor Corp, McWane Ductile-Utah, Pacific Cast Technologies Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago on cumulative reported pounds (4.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Westrock Cp LLC, Tyson Farms Inc. - Blountsville Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 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 Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Imperial Zinc Corp. A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago 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 A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 6.4% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (Δ 1.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
A Finkl & Sons Co DBA Finkl Steel - Chicago stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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