EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Central Wire Inc
Union, IL
- Total releases
- 75.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Central Wire Inc: how the 75.5K lbs splits
75.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 75.2K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 250 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 44 lbs 0.1%
Central Wire Inc's 75.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
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-MID
Central Wire Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Union, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 21.4K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 75.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,197 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. Central Wire Inc is pounds #211 and chemical-count #230 at 75.5K 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: Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas; Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.; Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Arnold Engineering; Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-Marengo. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Wyman-Gordon Forgings LP; Bci Solutions Inc.; Dicastal N.a. Inc; Nucor Steel Longview LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium; Copper.
Central Wire Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 75.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wyman-Gordon Forgings LP and Bci Solutions Inc..
Central Wire Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
76K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Central Wire Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Central Wire Inc reports the 444th-largest volume (75.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Wyman-Gordon Forgings LP and Bci Solutions Inc..
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
- Central Wire Inc's total reported releases rose from 20.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Central Wire Inc's off-site transfers rose from 20.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Central Wire Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Central Wire Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 75.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 249% (6.1K lbs to 21.4K lbs).
Central Wire 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 Central Wire Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 249% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 7.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 19.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 20.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 21.4K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 30.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 27.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Copper | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 754 lbs | - |
Central Wire Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Central Wire Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc., Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Arnold Engineering, 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. Wyman-Gordon Forgings LP, Bci Solutions Inc., Dicastal N.a. Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Central Wire Inc on cumulative reported pounds (75.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Isabella Pearl Mine (006-240-02), Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Pride Plating Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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).
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 Nickel, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Copper; nearby reporters include Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas. Central Wire Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Central Wire Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Central Wire Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Union, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 6.8% of Mchenry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Isabella Pearl Mine (006-240-02) (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Central Wire Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel. 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