EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals

American Metal Fibers Inc

Lake Bluff, IL · Parent: American Metal Fibers Inc

Total releases
166 lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

American Metal Fibers Inc: how the 166 lbs splits

166 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 153 lbs 92.2%
  • Air Releases 13 lbs 7.8%

American Metal Fibers Inc's 166 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.

TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

American Metal Fibers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lake Bluff, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 30 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 166 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,048 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. American Metal Fibers Inc is pounds #726 and chemical-count #467 at 166 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Metal Fibers Inc; Jessup Manufacturing Co; Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc; Metalex North. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Triangle Machine Products Co; Psp Industries - Iuka; Cives Steel Co Northern Div; Metalcraft of Mayville - Fall River. Other American Metal Fibers Inc sites in this extract: American Metal Fibers Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Manganese; Copper.

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American Metal Fibers Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 166 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Triangle Machine Products Co and Psp Industries - Iuka.

#16,048 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

American Metal Fibers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

166 lbs 38th percentile higher than 38% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

American Metal Fibers Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract

Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, American Metal Fibers Inc reports the 2,101st-largest volume (166 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Triangle Machine Products Co and Psp Industries - Iuka.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

American Metal Fibers Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Fabricated Metals
TRACE volume
166 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
3
Lead chemical
Chromium

Compare this facility

See how American Metal Fibers Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
American Metal Fibers Inc
166 lbs
American Metal Fibers Inc
276 lbs

40% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
American Metal Fibers Inc
3
American Metal Fibers Inc
3

About the same as 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 American Metal Fibers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 166 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 153 lbs (92.2%)
Air Releases 13 lbs (7.8%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (55 lbs to 30 lbs).

American Metal Fibers Inc: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows American Metal Fibers Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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: Chromium.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 55 lbs 2
2020 33 lbs 3
2021 24 lbs 3
2022 24 lbs 3
2023 30 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium 139 lbs -
Manganese 17 lbs -
Copper 10 lbs -

American Metal Fibers Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Lake Bluff, IL
42.2801, -87.8936
County TRI context
Lake · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
American Metal Fibers Inc

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Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Metal Fibers Inc.

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 Chromium, Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include American Metal Fibers Inc. American Metal Fibers Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This American Metal Fibers Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

American Metal Fibers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lake Bluff, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332999 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Senneca Holdings (hmf Express) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

American Metal Fibers Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium. 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