EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Thunderbird Metals
Elk Grove Village, IL
- Total releases
- 102.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Thunderbird Metals: how the 102.8K lbs splits
102.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 102.8K lbs 100.0%
Thunderbird Metals's 102.8K 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: Tetrachloroethylene.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Thunderbird Metals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elk Grove Village, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 17.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 102.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,527 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. Thunderbird Metals is pounds #179 and chemical-count #385 at 102.8K 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: Acme Finishing Co LLC; Arc-Tronics Inc; Mplx Terminals LLC - Mt Prospect Il Terminal; Cmp Anodizing. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Trivium Packaging USA Inc; Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc; Araymond Manufacturing Center N.a. Inc.; Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Tetrachloroethylene; Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Thunderbird Metals stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 102.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Trivium Packaging USA Inc and Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc.
Thunderbird Metals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
103K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thunderbird Metals: Tetrachloroethylene-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Thunderbird Metals reports the 443rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Tetrachloroethylene alone is 99.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include Trivium Packaging USA Inc and Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thunderbird Metals's pounds in one chemical - here Tetrachloroethylene at 99.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thunderbird Metals's total reported releases rose from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thunderbird Metals's air releases rose from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thunderbird Metals Form-R facts
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See how Thunderbird Metals stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.0× 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 Thunderbird Metals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 102.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (24.0K lbs to 17.5K lbs).
Thunderbird Metals: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Thunderbird Metals year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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: Tetrachloroethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 22.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 22.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 16.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 17.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Tetrachloroethylene | 102.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 265 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Thunderbird Metals · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Thunderbird Metals
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Acme Finishing Co LLC, Arc-Tronics Inc, Mplx Terminals LLC - Mt Prospect Il Terminal, 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. Trivium Packaging USA Inc, Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc, Araymond Manufacturing Center N.a. Inc..
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thunderbird Metals on cumulative reported pounds (102.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC, Advancepierre Foods. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC Batavia, NY · Food 102.7K lbs reported
- Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC Hemlock, MI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 102.8K lbs reported
- Advancepierre Foods Enid, OK · Food 102.7K lbs reported
- Air Liquide Large Industries US LP - Smr Unit Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 102.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Tetrachloroethylene, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Acme Finishing Co LLC. Thunderbird Metals stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Thunderbird Metals TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Tetrachloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thunderbird Metals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elk Grove Village, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332999 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC (Δ 39 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thunderbird Metals stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Tetrachloroethylene. 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