EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Nitrex Inc
Aurora, IL · Parent: Nitrex Inc
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Nitrex Inc: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 100.0%
Nitrex Inc's 2.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Nitrex Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aurora, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 482 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,515 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. Nitrex Inc is pounds #556 and chemical-count #827 at 2.4K 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: Fiberbasin Inc; Ox Aurora Llc.; Aurora Circuits Inc; Crown Aerosol Packaging. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Valley Plating Inc; Kohler Co Arkansas Faucet Op Erations - Sheridan Plant; Marshall Excelsior Co; Milwaukee Plating Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Nitrex Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valley Plating Inc and Kohler Co Arkansas Faucet Op Erations - Sheridan Plant.
Nitrex Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nitrex Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Nitrex Inc reports the 1,544th-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Valley Plating Inc and Kohler Co Arkansas Faucet Op Erations - Sheridan Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nitrex Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Nitrex Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nitrex Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (515 lbs to 482 lbs).
Nitrex Inc: 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 Nitrex Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 515 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 408 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 509 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 475 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 482 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.4K lbs | - |
Nitrex Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nitrex Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Fiberbasin Inc, Ox Aurora Llc., Aurora Circuits Inc, 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. Valley Plating Inc, Kohler Co Arkansas Faucet Op Erations - Sheridan Plant, Marshall Excelsior Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nitrex Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority, Tiger Sul Products LLC, Fxi Inc. - Miami. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Fiberbasin Inc. Nitrex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Nitrex Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nitrex Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aurora, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332811 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Kane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nitrex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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