EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Atlas Tube Inc
Chicago, IL · Parent: Zekelman Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Atlas Tube Inc: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 30 lbs 2.3%
Atlas Tube Inc's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Atlas Tube Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 264 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,435 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. Atlas Tube Inc is pounds #603 and chemical-count #618 at 1.3K 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: Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants; Holcim (us) - South Chicago; Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly; Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Vdm Metals USA LLC; Wolverine Bronze Co; Kurt Manufacturing Co; Ab Foundry LLC. Other Zekelman Industries Inc sites in this extract: Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div; Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council; Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St; Western Tube & Conduit Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Lead.
Atlas Tube Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vdm Metals USA LLC and Wolverine Bronze Co.
Atlas Tube Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Atlas Tube Inc: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Atlas Tube Inc reports the 997th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 97.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Vdm Metals USA LLC and Wolverine Bronze Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Atlas Tube Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 97.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Atlas Tube Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Atlas Tube Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (340 lbs to 264 lbs).
Atlas Tube Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Atlas Tube Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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 | 340 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 238 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 213 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 264 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 264 lbs | 2 |
Atlas Tube Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Atlas Tube Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants, Holcim (us) - South Chicago, Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly, 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. Vdm Metals USA LLC, Wolverine Bronze Co, Kurt Manufacturing Co.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Atlas Tube Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hobart Brothers Co Kings Chapel, Senergy Petroleum LLC - Bloomfield Bulk Plant, Colt's Manufacturing Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Hobart Brothers Co Kings Chapel Troy, OH · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Senergy Petroleum LLC - Bloomfield Bulk Plant Bloomfield, NM · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 1.3K lbs reported
- Colt's Manufacturing Co LLC West Hartford, CT · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Flowchem Technologies LLC Rayne, LA · Chemicals 1.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Zekelman Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div, Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council, Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St.
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, Lead; nearby reporters include Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants. Atlas Tube Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Atlas Tube Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Atlas Tube Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: John A. Biewer of Illinois (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Atlas Tube Inc stamps LIGHT 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