EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Chicago Anodizing Co
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 12.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chicago Anodizing Co: how the 12.8K lbs splits
12.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.2K lbs 95.0%
- Air Releases 638 lbs 5.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Chicago Anodizing Co's 12.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chicago Anodizing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 3.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 12.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,272 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. Chicago Anodizing Co is pounds #395 and chemical-count #568 at 12.8K 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: Chromium Industries LLC; Color Communications Inc; Allied Metal Co; Nobert Plating Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Forged Metals Inc; Hornady Manufacturing Co; Duke Manufacturing Co; Contech Engineered Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Chicago Anodizing Co with
Nearest reporters in Illinois
- Chromium Industries LLC Chicago · 13.0K lbs
- Color Communications Inc Chicago · 77.7K lbs
- Allied Metal Co Chicago · 15.4K lbs
- Nobert Plating Co Chicago · 444 lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Forged Metals Inc (CA) · Hornady Manufacturing Co (NE) · Duke Manufacturing Co (MO)
Chicago Anodizing Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Forged Metals Inc and Hornady Manufacturing Co.
Chicago Anodizing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chicago Anodizing Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Chicago Anodizing Co reports the 1,105th-largest volume (12.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 90.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Forged Metals Inc and Hornady Manufacturing Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chicago Anodizing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 90.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chicago Anodizing Co's total reported releases rose from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chicago Anodizing Co's air releases rose from 137 lb in 2022 to 161 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chicago Anodizing Co's off-site transfers rose from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chicago Anodizing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chicago Anodizing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3278% (106 lbs to 3.6K lbs).
Chicago Anodizing Co: 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 Chicago Anodizing Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3278% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 106 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.2K lbs | - |
Chicago Anodizing Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Chromium Industries LLC, Color Communications Inc, Allied Metal Co, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chicago Anodizing Co on cumulative reported pounds (12.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc., Cl Hauthaway & Sons Corp, Goldcorp Dee LLC - Lone Tree Mine. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Chromium Industries LLC. Chicago Anodizing Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Chicago Anodizing Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chicago Anodizing Co 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. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc. (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chicago Anodizing Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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