EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 19.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc: how the 19.9K lbs splits
19.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.9K lbs 80.0%
- Air Releases 4.0K lbs 20.0%
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc's 19.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 19.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,261 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. Midwestern Rust Proof Inc is pounds #350 and chemical-count #553 at 19.9K 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: Larson Forgings; Progressive Bronze Products LLC; Newly Weds Foods LLC; Kloeckner Metals Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Ennovi Holdings Pte. Ltd.; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc; Valmont Pittsburgh Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitric acid.
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ennovi Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp.
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Midwestern Rust Proof Inc reports the 974th-largest volume (19.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Ennovi Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Midwestern Rust Proof Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Midwestern Rust Proof Inc's total reported releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midwestern Rust Proof Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midwestern Rust Proof Inc's air releases fell from 870 lb in 2022 to 590 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midwestern Rust Proof Inc's off-site transfers rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Midwestern Rust Proof Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (4.8K lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Midwestern Rust Proof 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 Midwestern Rust Proof Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 19.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Larson Forgings, Progressive Bronze Products LLC, Newly Weds Foods LLC, 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. Ennovi Holdings Pte. Ltd., Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Midwestern Rust Proof Inc on cumulative reported pounds (19.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Rohrer Corp, Colorite Polymers, Ennovi Holdings Pte. Ltd.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Zinc compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Larson Forgings. Midwestern Rust Proof 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.
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This Midwestern Rust Proof Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Midwestern Rust Proof 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. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rohrer Corp (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Midwestern Rust Proof Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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