EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Chicago, IL · Parent: Befesa Holding US Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: how the 3.1M lbs splits
3.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.1M lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 27.4K lbs 0.9%
Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s 3.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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
Befesa Zinc US Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 545.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 3.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 618 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. Befesa Zinc US Inc. is pounds #24 and chemical-count #142 at 3.1M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC; Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants; Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc; Tower Automotive. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div; Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC; Magnitude 7 Metals LLC; Century Aluminum of Kentucky. Other Befesa Holding US Inc. sites in this extract: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Befesa Zinc US Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds; Cadmium compounds.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div and Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1M 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
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Befesa Zinc US Inc. reports the 82nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 88.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div and Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 88.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 210.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 545.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 206.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 534.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.'s air releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Befesa Zinc US Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (1.0M lbs to 545.4K lbs).
Befesa Zinc US Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Befesa Zinc US Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0M lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 937.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 394.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 210.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 545.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.8M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 177.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 128.5K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 38.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 945 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 259 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Befesa Zinc US Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC, Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants, Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC, Magnitude 7 Metals LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Befesa Zinc US Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Packaging Corp of America, Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Kahe Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Packaging Corp of America Filer City, MI · Paper 3.1M lbs reported
- Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div Butler, IN · Primary Metals 3.1M lbs reported
- Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Kahe Generating Station Kapolei, HI · Electric Utilities 3.2M lbs reported
- Pmc Biogenix Inc Memphis, TN · Chemicals 3.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Befesa Holding US Inc. Facilities
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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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds, Cadmium compounds; nearby reporters include Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC. Befesa Zinc US Inc. 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 Befesa Zinc US Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 4.6% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) (Δ 12.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Befesa Zinc US Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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