EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Chicago Heights Steel
Chicago Heights, IL · Parent: Chicago Heights Steel
- Total releases
- 587.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Chicago Heights Steel: how the 587.4K lbs splits
587.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 587.4K lbs 100.0%
Chicago Heights Steel's 587.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Chicago Heights Steel is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago Heights, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 123.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 587.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,759 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 Heights Steel is pounds #68 and chemical-count #504 at 587.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nufarm Americas Inc (dba Riverdale Chemical); Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc.; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Gerresheimer Glass Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Republic Steel-Canton Plant; Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council; Neenah Foundry Co; Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Manganese.
Chicago Heights Steel stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 587.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Republic Steel-Canton Plant and Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council.
Chicago Heights Steel vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
587K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chicago Heights Steel: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Chicago Heights Steel reports the 194th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Republic Steel-Canton Plant and Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chicago Heights Steel's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chicago Heights Steel's total reported releases rose from 106.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 123.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chicago Heights Steel's air releases rose from 106.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 123.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chicago Heights Steel Form-R facts
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See how Chicago Heights Steel stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
51.8× more than the comparison
89% less 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 Heights Steel releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 587.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (108.0K lbs to 123.1K lbs).
Chicago Heights Steel: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chicago Heights Steel year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 108.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 123.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 126.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 106.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 123.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 587.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Chicago Heights Steel · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chicago Heights Steel
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Nufarm Americas Inc (dba Riverdale Chemical), Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc., Real Alloy Recycling LLC, 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. Republic Steel-Canton Plant, Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council, Neenah Foundry Co.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chicago Heights Steel on cumulative reported pounds (587.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include National Grid Northport Power Station, M G Waldbaum, Seneca Foods Corp. 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.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Manganese; nearby reporters include Nufarm Americas Inc (dba Riverdale Chemical). Chicago Heights Steel stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Chicago Heights Steel TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chicago Heights Steel totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago Heights, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331221 · Primary Metals. 0.9% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: National Grid Northport Power Station (Δ 294 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chicago Heights Steel stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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