EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals

Precoat Metals

Granite City, IL · Parent: Azz Inc

Total releases
340.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
16
Carcinogens
6
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Precoat Metals: how the 340.1K lbs splits

340.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 243.1K lbs 71.5%
  • Air Releases 97.0K lbs 28.5%

Precoat Metals's 340.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 28.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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

Precoat Metals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Granite City, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 95.1K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 340.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,416 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. Precoat Metals is pounds #96 and chemical-count #37 at 340.1K 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: Heidtman Steel Products Inc.; Midwest Metal Coatings; Stein LLC; U.S. Steel Granite City Works. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div; American Tubing Arkansas LLC; Mnp Corp; Crown Beverage Packaging. Other Azz Inc sites in this extract: Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point; Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC; Precoat Metals; Precoat Metals. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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Precoat Metals stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.5% off-site transfers) across 16 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 340.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div and American Tubing Arkansas LLC.

#2,416 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 9.3% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Precoat Metals vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

340K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Precoat Metals in the Fabricated Metals sector extract

Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Precoat Metals reports the 163rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div and American Tubing Arkansas 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

2022 → 2023
  • Precoat Metals's total reported releases rose from 53.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 95.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Precoat Metals's air releases rose from 12.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Precoat Metals's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Precoat Metals's off-site transfers rose from 40.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Precoat Metals Form-R facts

Sector
Fabricated Metals
MID volume
340.1K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
16 · 6 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

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See how Precoat Metals stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Precoat Metals
340.1K lbs
Heidtman Steel Products Inc.
7.2K lbs

47.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Precoat Metals
16
Heidtman Steel Products Inc.
5

3.2× 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 Precoat Metals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 340.1K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 243.1K lbs (71.5%)
Air Releases 97.0K lbs (28.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 49% (63.9K lbs to 95.1K lbs).

Precoat Metals: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Precoat Metals year-over-year reported totals (increased by 49% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 63.9K lbs 10
2020 67.1K lbs 12
2021 60.8K lbs 13
2022 53.1K lbs 13
2023 95.1K lbs 12

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 116.8K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 44.2K lbs Carcinogen
Certain glycol ethers 43.4K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 31.0K lbs -
Nickel compounds 26.3K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 23.4K lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 18.5K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 17.1K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 7.2K lbs -
Naphthalene 5.6K lbs Carcinogen
Cumene 2.1K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 2.1K lbs Carcinogen
Cobalt compounds 1.1K lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 965 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 133 lbs -
Lead compounds 93 lbs -

Precoat Metals · OFFSITE-pathway site

Granite City, IL
38.7455, -90.1315
County TRI context
Madison · 1.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Azz Inc

Compare beyond Illinois

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Precoat Metals on cumulative reported pounds (340.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div, Kohler Co., US Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Heidtman Steel Products Inc.. Precoat Metals 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.

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This Precoat Metals TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Precoat Metals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Granite City, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 1.1% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div (Δ 323 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Precoat Metals stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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