EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Chem-Plate Industries
Elk Grove Village, IL · Parent: Chem-Plate Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 262.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chem-Plate Industries: how the 262.7K lbs splits
262.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 254.6K lbs 96.9%
- Air Releases 8.0K lbs 3.1%
- Water Discharges 25 lbs <0.1%
Chem-Plate Industries's 262.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.1%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Chem-Plate Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elk Grove Village, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 58.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 262.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,791 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. Chem-Plate Industries is pounds #111 and chemical-count #222 at 262.7K 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: La-Co Industries Inc; Circuit Engineering LLC; Perfection Plating Inc.; Fpm LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Datco Manufacturing LLC; Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland; Westfield Electroplating Co; Precise Hard Chrome LLC. Other Chem-Plate Industries Inc sites in this extract: Chem-Plate Industries Inc; Chem-Plate Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nickel compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Chem-Plate Industries stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 262.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Datco Manufacturing LLC and Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland.
Chem-Plate Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
263K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chem-Plate Industries: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Chem-Plate Industries reports the 216th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 80.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Datco Manufacturing LLC and Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chem-Plate Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 80.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chem-Plate Industries's total reported releases fell from 65.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 58.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chem-Plate Industries's off-site transfers fell from 63.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chem-Plate Industries's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chem-Plate Industries Form-R facts
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See how Chem-Plate Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5472.7× more than the comparison
67% 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 Chem-Plate Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 262.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (40.7K lbs to 58.7K lbs).
Chem-Plate Industries: 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 Chem-Plate Industries year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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 | 40.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 41.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 56.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 65.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 58.7K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 210.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 32.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 70 lbs | - |
Chem-Plate Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chem-Plate Industries
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including La-Co Industries Inc, Circuit Engineering LLC, Perfection 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. Datco Manufacturing LLC, Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland, Westfield Electroplating Co.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chem-Plate Industries on cumulative reported pounds (262.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div, US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb, Farmer's Pride 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.
- Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div Kalkaska, MI · Paper 262.7K lbs reported
- US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb Tinker Afb, OK · Other 262.6K lbs reported
- Farmer's Pride Inc Fredericksburg, PA · Food 262.8K lbs reported
- Argos USA - Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 262.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Chem-Plate Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chem-Plate Industries Inc, Chem-Plate Industries 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 Zinc compounds, Nickel compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include La-Co Industries Inc. Chem-Plate Industries stamps MID 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 Chem-Plate Industries TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chem-Plate Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elk Grove Village, 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: Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div (Δ 33 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chem-Plate Industries stamps MID 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