EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
American Metal Fibers Inc
Lake Bluff, IL · Parent: American Metal Fibers Inc
- Total releases
- 276 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
American Metal Fibers Inc: how the 276 lbs splits
276 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 265 lbs 96.0%
- Air Releases 11 lbs 4.0%
American Metal Fibers Inc's 276 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.0%. 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 43 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 276 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,455 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 #700 and chemical-count #463 at 276 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; Helio Precision Products. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Hobson & Motzer, Inc.; Praxair Surface Technologies Inc; Kirby Building System; Liberty Safe & Security Inc. Other American Metal Fibers Inc sites in this extract: American Metal Fibers Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Manganese; Copper.
American Metal Fibers Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 276 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hobson & Motzer, Inc. and Praxair Surface Technologies Inc.
American Metal Fibers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
276 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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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 2,009th-largest volume (276 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Hobson & Motzer, Inc. and Praxair Surface Technologies Inc.
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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Metal Fibers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 276 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (53 lbs to 43 lbs).
American Metal Fibers Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Metal Fibers Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 64 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 73 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 43 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 43 lbs | 3 |
American Metal Fibers Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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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: Greenhill Concrete Products Inc. (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