EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Chicago Extruded Metals Co
Cicero, IL · Parent: Berkshire Investments LLC
- Total releases
- 4.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chicago Extruded Metals Co: how the 4.6K lbs splits
4.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.4K lbs 75.1%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 24.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Chicago Extruded Metals Co's 4.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 75.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chicago Extruded Metals Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cicero, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 970 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2022, and 4.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 11,352 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 Extruded Metals Co is pounds #504 and chemical-count #256 at 4.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: West Town Plating Inc; Gatto Industrial Platers Inc.; Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container; Meyer Steel Drum Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Akers National Roll; Sharon Tube Co Niles Plant; General Motors Llc-Bedford Gps; Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead compounds.
Compare Chicago Extruded Metals Co with
Nearest reporters in Illinois
- West Town Plating Inc Cicero · 80 lbs
- Gatto Industrial Platers Inc. Chicago · 546.8K lbs
- Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container Chicago · 204.9K lbs
- Meyer Steel Drum Inc Chicago · 159.5K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Akers National Roll (PA) · Sharon Tube Co Niles Plant (OH) · General Motors Llc-Bedford Gps (IN)
Chicago Extruded Metals Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (75.1% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.6K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Akers National Roll and Sharon Tube Co Niles Plant.
Chicago Extruded Metals Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.6K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chicago Extruded Metals Co: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Chicago Extruded Metals Co reports the 858th-largest volume (4.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 77.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Akers National Roll and Sharon Tube Co Niles Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chicago Extruded Metals Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 77.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Chicago Extruded Metals Co Form-R facts
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57.5× 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 Chicago Extruded Metals Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 58% (2.3K lbs to 970 lbs).
Chicago Extruded Metals Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Chicago Extruded Metals Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 296 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 970 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 828 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 103 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 59 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 25 lbs | - |
Chicago Extruded Metals Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Akers National Roll, Sharon Tube Co Niles Plant, General Motors Llc-Bedford Gps.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chicago Extruded Metals Co on cumulative reported pounds (4.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Precisionform Inc, Greif Packaging LLC, Nitto Automotive 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.
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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 Zinc compounds, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include West Town Plating Inc. Chicago Extruded Metals 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 Extruded Metals Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chicago Extruded Metals Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cicero, IL, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precisionform Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chicago Extruded Metals Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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