EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co
Rochelle, IL · Parent: Forge Resources Group LLC DBA Forge Resources Group
- Total releases
- 10 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co: how the 10 lbs splits
10 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6 lbs 60.0%
- Air Releases 4 lbs 40.0%
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co's 10 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 60.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 40.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rochelle, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 10 lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,513 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. Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co is pounds #839 and chemical-count #913 at 10 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: Rochelle Foods LLC; Wheatland Tube Western Tube; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Chs Rochelle. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Rbc Transport Dynamics Corp; Nelson Global Products; C & D Valve Manufacturing Co; Gsm Industrial. Other Forge Resources Group LLC DBA Forge Resources Group sites in this extract: Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co; Forge Group Michigan LLC DBA Michigan Forge Co; Forge Group Star LLC DBA Star Freeport Co; Forge Group LLC DBA Illinois Forge Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Rochelle, IL: 10 lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 60.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rbc Transport Dynamics Corp and Nelson Global Products.
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10 lbs 29th percentile higher than 29% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co reports the 2,531st-largest volume (10 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Rbc Transport Dynamics Corp and Nelson Global Products.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (6 lbs to 4 lbs).
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% from 2022 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 10 lbs | - |
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co in Ogle
Nearest TRI Facilities to Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Rochelle Foods LLC, Wheatland Tube Western Tube, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, 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. Rbc Transport Dynamics Corp, Nelson Global Products, C & D Valve Manufacturing Co.
Other Forge Resources Group LLC DBA Forge Resources Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co, Forge Group Michigan LLC DBA Michigan Forge Co, Forge Group Star LLC DBA Star Freeport Co.
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 Copper; nearby reporters include Rochelle Foods LLC. Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co stamps TRACE volume · MIXED 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 Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rochelle, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 332112 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Ogle TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Airgas USA LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 60.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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