EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Chromium Industries LLC
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 13.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chromium Industries LLC: how the 13.0K lbs splits
13.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.9K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 61 lbs 0.5%
Chromium Industries LLC's 13.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chromium Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 13.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,245 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. Chromium Industries LLC is pounds #392 and chemical-count #415 at 13.0K 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: Allied Metal Co; Chicago Anodizing Co; Nobert Plating Co; Kloeckner Metals Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Duke Manufacturing Co; Hornady Manufacturing Co; Valmont Coatings; Veritas Steel. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead And Lead Compounds.
Compare Chromium Industries LLC with
Nearest reporters in Illinois
- Allied Metal Co Chicago · 15.4K lbs
- Chicago Anodizing Co Chicago · 12.8K lbs
- Nobert Plating Co Chicago · 444 lbs
- Kloeckner Metals Corp Chicago · 2.6K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Duke Manufacturing Co (MO) · Hornady Manufacturing Co (NE) · Valmont Coatings (NE)
Chromium Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duke Manufacturing Co and Hornady Manufacturing Co.
Chromium Industries LLC 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
Chromium Industries LLC: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Chromium Industries LLC reports the 1,103rd-largest volume (13.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 87.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Duke Manufacturing Co and Hornady Manufacturing Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chromium Industries LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 87.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chromium Industries LLC's total reported releases rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chromium Industries LLC's off-site transfers rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chromium Industries LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chromium Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 96% (2.2K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
Chromium Industries LLC: 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 Chromium Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 96% 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 compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 7 lbs | - |
Chromium Industries LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chromium Industries LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Allied Metal Co, Chicago Anodizing Co, Nobert Plating Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Duke Manufacturing Co, Hornady Manufacturing Co, Valmont Coatings.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chromium Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (13.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Beaver Gas Processing Plant, Chemours Parlin Facility, Carlstar Clinton. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Allied Metal Co. Chromium Industries LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Chromium Industries LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead 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.
Chromium Industries LLC 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: Beaver Gas Processing Plant (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chromium Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead 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