EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Sterling Steel Co LLC
Sterling, IL · Parent: Leggett & Platt Inc
- Total releases
- 9.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sterling Steel Co LLC: how the 9.6M lbs splits
9.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.6M lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 27.4K lbs 0.3%
- Water Discharges 766 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sterling Steel Co LLC's 9.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Sterling Steel Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sterling, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 694.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 9.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 222 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. Sterling Steel Co LLC is pounds #10 and chemical-count #115 at 9.6M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dana Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems; Frantz Manufacturing Co Wheel & Bearing Div; Maclean Mallard LLC; Wahl Clipper Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco; Ecobat Resources California Inc.; Sanders Lead Co Inc.; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. Other Leggett & Platt Inc sites in this extract: Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC; Leggett & Platt Inc; Leggett & Platt Inc; Leggett & Platt Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Sterling Steel Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco and Ecobat Resources California Inc..
Sterling Steel Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterling Steel Co LLC inside Whiteside's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Sterling Steel Co LLC reports the 31st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 98.8% of every pound reported in Whiteside. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 62.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco and Ecobat Resources California Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Whiteside's reported pounds (9.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sterling Steel Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 723.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 694.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Steel Co LLC's water releases fell from 131 lb in 2022 to 103 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Steel Co LLC's air releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Steel Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 719.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 690.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterling Steel Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sterling Steel Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (6.2M lbs to 694.1K lbs).
Sterling Steel Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 1
- 2021 1
- 2022 1
- 2023 1
What this shows Sterling Steel Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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 | 6.2M lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 935.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 723.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 694.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 6.0M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 2.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 655.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 241.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 145.6K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 59 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 48 lbs | - |
Sterling Steel Co LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterling Steel Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Dana Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems, Frantz Manufacturing Co Wheel & Bearing Div, Maclean Mallard LLC, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sterling Steel Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (9.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco, International Paper-Vicksburg Mill. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant Clinton, IA · Chemicals 9.6M lbs reported
- International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco Ellwood City, PA · Primary Metals 9.6M lbs reported
- International Paper-Vicksburg Mill Redwood, MS · Paper 9.5M lbs reported
- Pleasants Power Station Willow Island, WV · Electric Utilities 9.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Leggett & Platt Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC, Leggett & Platt Inc, Leggett & Platt Inc.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Dana Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems. Sterling Steel Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Sterling Steel Co LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterling Steel Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sterling, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 98.8% of Whiteside TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant (Δ 10.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterling Steel Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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