EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Quanex Building Products
Chatsworth, IL · Parent: Quanex Corp
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Quanex Building Products: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 100.0%
Quanex Building Products's 2.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Quanex Building Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chatsworth, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 547 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,495 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. Quanex Building Products is pounds #554 and chemical-count #328 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: Ptc Tubular Products LLC; Incobrasa Industries Ltd; Kodi Collective / Pontiac; Anthony Liftgates Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Marshall Excelsior Co; Valley Plating Inc; Srt Sales & Service; Steelfab of Texas. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Manganese; Copper.
Quanex Building Products stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. 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 Marshall Excelsior Co and Valley Plating Inc.
Quanex Building Products 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
Quanex Building Products in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Quanex Building Products reports the 1,542nd-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Marshall Excelsior Co and Valley Plating Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Quanex Building Products Form-R facts
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See how Quanex Building Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
55% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Quanex Building Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 9% (500 lbs to 547 lbs).
Quanex Building Products: 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 Quanex Building Products year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 500 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 427 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 396 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 547 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 547 lbs | 4 |
Quanex Building Products · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Quanex Building Products
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Ptc Tubular Products LLC, Incobrasa Industries Ltd, Kodi Collective / Pontiac, 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. Marshall Excelsior Co, Valley Plating Inc, Srt Sales & Service.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quanex Building Products on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd, A Stucki Co D/b/a American Industries, Chemelex LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd Akron, OH · Petroleum 2.4K lbs reported
- A Stucki Co D/b/a American Industries Sharon, PA · Transportation Equipment 2.4K lbs reported
- Chemelex LLC Redwood City, CA · Plastics and Rubber 2.4K lbs reported
- Anuvia Florida LLC Zellwood, FL · Chemicals 2.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include Ptc Tubular Products LLC. Quanex Building Products stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Quanex Building Products TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Quanex Building Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chatsworth, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332321 · Fabricated Metals. 9.4% of Livingston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Quanex Building Products stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel. 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