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).
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.
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
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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
- 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
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See how Precoat Metals stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
47.4× more than the comparison
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.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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).
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Precoat Metals
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Heidtman Steel Products Inc., Midwest Metal Coatings, Stein LLC, 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. Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div, American Tubing Arkansas LLC, Mnp Corp.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div Saint Joe, IN · Fabricated Metals 340.4K lbs reported
- Kohler Co. Spartanburg, SC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 339.7K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges Edinburgh, IN · Other 339.7K lbs reported
- Louisiana Pacific Corp. Roxboro Osb Roxboro, NC · Wood Products 339.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Azz Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point, Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC, Precoat Metals.
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.
Use and verify this record
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