EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Modern Plating Corp
Freeport, IL
- Total releases
- 241.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Modern Plating Corp: how the 241.8K lbs splits
241.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 234.2K lbs 96.8%
- Air Releases 7.6K lbs 3.2%
Modern Plating Corp's 241.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Modern Plating Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 41.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 241.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,925 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. Modern Plating Corp is pounds #115 and chemical-count #146 at 241.8K 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: Honeywell International Inc-Plant 1; Forge Group Star LLC DBA Star Freeport Co; Danfoss Power Solutions (us) Co; Honeywell International Inc-Plant 4. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Reifel Industries Inc.; Nibrock Inc; Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel compounds.
Modern Plating Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.8% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 241.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reifel Industries Inc. and Nibrock Inc.
Modern Plating Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
242K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Modern Plating Corp inside Stephenson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Modern Plating Corp reports the 231st-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 33.9% of every pound reported in Stephenson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 72.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Reifel Industries Inc. and Nibrock Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Stephenson's reported pounds (713.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Modern Plating Corp's total reported releases rose from 39.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Modern Plating Corp's off-site transfers rose from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Modern Plating Corp's air releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Modern Plating Corp Form-R facts
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See how Modern Plating Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1830.5× more than the comparison
75% 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 Modern Plating Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 241.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (74.4K lbs to 41.1K lbs).
Modern Plating Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Modern Plating Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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 | 74.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 41.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 45.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 39.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 41.1K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 175.3K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 21.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 11.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
Modern Plating Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Modern Plating Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Honeywell International Inc-Plant 1, Forge Group Star LLC DBA Star Freeport Co, Danfoss Power Solutions (us) 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. Reifel Industries Inc., Nibrock Inc, Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Modern Plating Corp on cumulative reported pounds (241.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Marshall, Newmar Corp, Encore Wire Corp. 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.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Marshall Marshall, TX · Chemicals 241.8K lbs reported
- Newmar Corp Nappanee, IN · Transportation Equipment 241.7K lbs reported
- Encore Wire Corp Mc Kinney, TX · Primary Metals 242.0K lbs reported
- Cheyenne Renewable Diesel Co LLC Cheyenne, WY · Petroleum 241.6K 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 Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Honeywell International Inc-Plant 1. Modern Plating Corp stamps MID 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 Modern Plating Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Modern Plating Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 33.9% of Stephenson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Marshall (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Modern Plating Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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