EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Century Plating Co Inc.
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 279.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Century Plating Co Inc.: how the 279.4K lbs splits
279.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 279.4K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 70 lbs <0.1%
Century Plating Co Inc.'s 279.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Century Plating Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 50.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 279.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,691 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. Century Plating Co Inc. is pounds #109 and chemical-count #290 at 279.4K 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: Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co. LLC; Progressive Bronze Products LLC; Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-North Side Yard; Sipi Metals Corp.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Merchant Metals LLC; Precoat Metals; Reef Services, LLC; Pioneer Metal Finishing - Chippewa Falls. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Nitric acid.
Century Plating Co Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 279.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Merchant Metals LLC and Precoat Metals.
Century Plating Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
279K 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
Century Plating Co Inc.: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Century Plating Co Inc. reports the 200th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 71.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Merchant Metals LLC and Precoat Metals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Century Plating Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 71.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Century Plating Co Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 71.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Century Plating Co Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 71.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Century Plating Co Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Century Plating Co Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
48.4× more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Century Plating Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 279.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (68.8K lbs to 50.3K lbs).
Century Plating Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Century Plating Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 68.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 39.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 50.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 71.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 50.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 200.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 78.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 255 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 20 lbs | - |
Century Plating Co Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Century Plating Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co. LLC, Progressive Bronze Products LLC, Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-North Side Yard, 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. Merchant Metals LLC, Precoat Metals, Reef Services, LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Century Plating Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (279.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Merchant Metals LLC, Oxbow Calcining LLC, Viking Yacht Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co. LLC. Century Plating Co Inc. stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Century Plating Co Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Century Plating Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.4% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Merchant Metals LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Century Plating Co Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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