EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
H Kramer & Co
Chicago, IL · Parent: Kramer International LLC
- Total releases
- 1.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
H Kramer & Co: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 93.5%
- Off-site Transfers 88 lbs 6.5%
H Kramer & Co's 1.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phosphorus (yellow or white).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
H Kramer & Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 146 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,394 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. H Kramer & Co is pounds #602 and chemical-count #171 at 1.4K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lakeside Lithography LLC; Welsch Morgan Street Plant; Empire Hard Chrome Inc.; Rr Street & Co Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Tci Texarkana Inc.; Ab Foundry LLC; Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility; Kurt Manufacturing Co. Other Kramer International LLC sites in this extract: Metallurgical Products Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phosphorus (yellow or white); Zinc compounds; Copper; Lead.
H Kramer & Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.5% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tci Texarkana Inc. and Ab Foundry LLC.
H Kramer & Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
H Kramer & Co in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, H Kramer & Co reports the 994th-largest volume (1.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Tci Texarkana Inc. and Ab Foundry LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- H Kramer & Co's off-site transfers rose from 13 lb in 2022 to 29 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- H Kramer & Co's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
H Kramer & Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How H Kramer & Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 82% (803 lbs to 146 lbs).
H Kramer & Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows H Kramer & Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 82% 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: Phosphorus (yellow or white).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 803 lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 132 lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 138 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 139 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 146 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus (yellow or white) | 645 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 499 lbs | - |
| Copper | 75 lbs | - |
| Lead | 55 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 30 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 23 lbs | - |
H Kramer & Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to H Kramer & Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Lakeside Lithography LLC, Welsch Morgan Street Plant, Empire Hard Chrome Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Tci Texarkana Inc., Ab Foundry LLC, Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest H Kramer & Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Hydrofera LLC, Henkel US Operations Corp, Pennzoil-Quaker State Co (dba Sopus Products Lalp). Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Hydrofera LLC Manchester, CT · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1.4K lbs reported
- Henkel US Operations Corp Richmond, MO · Chemicals 1.4K lbs reported
- Pennzoil-Quaker State Co (dba Sopus Products Lalp) Wilmington, CA · Petroleum 1.4K lbs reported
- Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp Charlotte, NC · Chemicals 1.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kramer International LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Metallurgical Products 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 Phosphorus (yellow or white), Zinc compounds, Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Lakeside Lithography LLC. H Kramer & Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 H Kramer & Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Phosphorus (yellow or white)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
H Kramer & Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hydrofera LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
H Kramer & Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Phosphorus (yellow or white). 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