EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Cst Industries Inc.
Dekalb, IL · Parent: Cst Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 36.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cst Industries Inc.: how the 36.2K lbs splits
36.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 35.8K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 348 lbs 1.0%
Cst Industries Inc.'s 36.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Cst Industries Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dekalb, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 873 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 36.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,879 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. Cst Industries Inc. is pounds #280 and chemical-count #400 at 36.2K 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: Nehring Electrical Works Co; Unified Wire & Cable Inc.; Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co; Natural Polymers LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc.; Zippo Manufacturing Co; Ykk (u.s.a.) Inc. Snap & Button Products; Honeywell Electronic Materials Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel; Chromium.
Cst Industries Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc. and Zippo Manufacturing Co.
Cst Industries Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cst Industries Inc.: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Cst Industries Inc. reports the 778th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 98.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc. and Zippo Manufacturing Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cst Industries Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 98.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cst Industries Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 873 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cst Industries Inc.'s air releases rose from 11 lb in 2022 to 268 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cst Industries Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 604 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cst Industries Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Cst Industries Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.0× 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 Cst Industries Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 96% (19.8K lbs to 873 lbs).
Cst Industries Inc.: 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 Cst Industries Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 873 lbs | 3 |
Cst Industries Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cst Industries Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Nehring Electrical Works Co, Unified Wire & Cable Inc., Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co, 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. Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc., Zippo Manufacturing Co, Ykk (u.s.a.) Inc. Snap & Button Products.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cst Industries Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (36.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Doe Paducah Site, Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc., Tenneco Powertrain. 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.
- US Doe Paducah Site Kevil, KY · Other 36.2K lbs reported
- Gregory Galvanizing & Metal Processing Inc. Canton, OH · Fabricated Metals 36.2K lbs reported
- Tenneco Powertrain Athens, AL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 36.1K lbs reported
- Varex Imaging Corp Salt Lake City, UT · Computers and Electronic Products 36.1K lbs reported
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 Manganese, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Nehring Electrical Works Co. Cst Industries Inc. stamps LIGHT 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 Cst Industries Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cst Industries Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dekalb, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332420 · Fabricated Metals. 2.8% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Doe Paducah Site (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cst Industries Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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