EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bway Corp
Chicago, IL · Parent: Bway Holding Co
- Total releases
- 325.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Bway Corp: how the 325.3K lbs splits
325.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 192.2K lbs 59.1%
- Off-site Transfers 133.1K lbs 40.9%
Bway Corp's 325.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 59.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 40.9%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Bway Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 54.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 325.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,479 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. Bway Corp is pounds #100 and chemical-count #186 at 325.3K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant; Exxonmobil Cicero Lube Plant; West Town Plating Inc; Able Electropolishing Co Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Young Galvanizing Inc; Pioneer Metal Finishing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing; Depor Industries-South. Other Bway Holding Co sites in this extract: Bway Corp; Bway Corp Bway Packaging Div; B-Way Packaging Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Toluene.
Bway Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chicago, IL: 325.3K lbs across 6 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 59.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Young Galvanizing Inc and Pioneer Metal Finishing.
Bway Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
325K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bway Corp in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bway Corp reports the 169th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Young Galvanizing Inc and Pioneer Metal Finishing.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bway Corp's total reported releases fell from 57.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bway Corp's off-site transfers fell from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bway Corp's air releases rose from 43.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bway Corp 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 Bway Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 325.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (41.7K lbs to 54.4K lbs).
Bway Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bway Corp 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 | 41.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 119.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 51.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 57.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 54.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 136.2K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 67.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 44.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 38.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 24.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 14.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Bway Corp in Cook
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bway Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant, Exxonmobil Cicero Lube Plant, West Town Plating Inc, 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. Young Galvanizing Inc, Pioneer Metal Finishing, Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bway Corp on cumulative reported pounds (325.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Casita Enterprises Inc., Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., Molex 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.
- Casita Enterprises Inc. Rice, TX · Transportation Equipment 325.3K lbs reported
- Cytec Engineered Materials Inc. Rock Hill, SC · Electrical Equipment 325.5K lbs reported
- Molex LLC Lincoln, NE · Computers and Electronic Products 325.5K lbs reported
- Leprino Foods Co Waverly, NY · Food 324.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bway Holding Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bway Corp, Bway Corp Bway Packaging Div, B-Way Packaging 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 Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene; nearby reporters include Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant. Bway Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Bway Corp TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bway Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332439 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Casita Enterprises Inc. (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bway Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 59.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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