EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant
Chicago, IL · Parent: Ardagh Holdings USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant: how the 1.5M lbs splits
1.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5M lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 409 lbs <0.1%
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant's 1.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 317.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,030 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. Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant is pounds #41 and chemical-count #180 at 1.5M 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: Europtec USA LLC; Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc; Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons Div; Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant; Crown Beverage Packaging; Federal Cartridge Co-Cci; Srg Global Coatings LLC. Other Ardagh Holdings USA Inc sites in this extract: Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant; Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fremont Plant; Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. Re: Bishopville Sc Facility; Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Olive Branch Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Manganese.
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant and Crown Beverage Packaging.
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant reports the 20th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 70.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant and Crown Beverage Packaging.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 70.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant's total reported releases fell from 493.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 317.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant's off-site transfers rose from 18 lb in 2022 to 54 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant's air releases fell from 493.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 317.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant Form-R facts
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483.2× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (243.3K lbs to 317.5K lbs).
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 30% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 243.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 202.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 240.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 493.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 317.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.1M lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 443.4K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 234 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 137 lbs | - |
| Lead | 38 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 16 lbs | - |
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Europtec USA LLC, Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc, Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons Div, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant, Crown Beverage Packaging, Federal Cartridge Co-Cci.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Prairie Farms, Lawrence Energy Center, Catlettsburg Refining LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield 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).
Other Ardagh Holdings USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fremont Plant, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. Re: Bishopville Sc Facility.
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 Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Manganese; nearby reporters include Europtec USA LLC. Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332431 · Fabricated Metals. 2.2% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prairie Farms (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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