EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Empire Hard Chrome Inc.
Chicago, IL · Parent: Empire Hard Chrome Inc
- Total releases
- 39.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Empire Hard Chrome Inc.: how the 39.8K lbs splits
39.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 39.6K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 135 lbs 0.3%
Empire Hard Chrome Inc.'s 39.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 10.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 39.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,669 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. Empire Hard Chrome Inc. is pounds #269 and chemical-count #399 at 39.8K 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: Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container; Meyer Steel Drum Inc; Able Electropolishing Co Inc; Gatto Industrial Platers Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Cornellcookson; Sharretts Plating Co Inc; Parker Hannifin Sporlan Div - Plant #3; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Other Empire Hard Chrome Inc sites in this extract: Empire Hard Chrome Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cornellcookson and Sharretts Plating Co Inc.
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
40K 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
Empire Hard Chrome Inc.: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Empire Hard Chrome Inc. reports the 755th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Cornellcookson and Sharretts Plating Co Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Empire Hard Chrome Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Empire Hard Chrome Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Empire Hard Chrome Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Empire Hard Chrome Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
81% less than the comparison
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 Empire Hard Chrome Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (9.1K lbs to 10.4K lbs).
Empire Hard Chrome 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 Empire Hard Chrome Inc. 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 10.4K 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) | 39.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Empire Hard Chrome Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container, Meyer Steel Drum Inc, Able Electropolishing Co Inc, 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. Cornellcookson, Sharretts Plating Co Inc, Parker Hannifin Sporlan Div - Plant #3.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Empire Hard Chrome Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (39.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Cw Ohio Inc, Valor LLC, American Jetway Corp. 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).
Other Empire Hard Chrome Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Empire Hard Chrome Inc..
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), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container. Empire Hard Chrome Inc. 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 Empire Hard Chrome Inc. 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.
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. 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. 0.1% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cw Ohio Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Empire Hard Chrome Inc. 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