EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
TRI Star Metals LLC
Freeport, IL · Parent: Hagener Feinstahl US Inc.
- Total releases
- 10.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
TRI Star Metals LLC: how the 10.0K lbs splits
10.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.0K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 0.5%
TRI Star Metals LLC's 10.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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-LEAN
TRI Star Metals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 10.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,824 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. TRI Star Metals LLC is pounds #417 and chemical-count #202 at 10.0K 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: Anchor-Harvey Components LLC; Honeywell International Inc-Plant 4; Forge Group Star LLC DBA Star Freeport Co; Modern Plating Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Sawbrook Steel Casting LLC; Casting Solutions Llc.; Most Inc; Iwg Nest Inc- Boonville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Nickel; Chromium; Manganese.
TRI Star Metals LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sawbrook Steel Casting LLC and Casting Solutions Llc..
TRI Star Metals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
TRI Star Metals LLC: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, TRI Star Metals LLC reports the 742nd-largest volume (10.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 81.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Sawbrook Steel Casting LLC and Casting Solutions Llc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of TRI Star Metals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 81.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- TRI Star Metals LLC's total reported releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- TRI Star Metals LLC's off-site transfers fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- TRI Star Metals LLC's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI Star Metals LLC Form-R facts
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See how TRI Star Metals LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
44.8× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 TRI Star Metals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 49% (2.6K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
TRI Star Metals LLC: 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 TRI Star Metals LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 6 |
TRI Star Metals LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to TRI Star Metals LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Anchor-Harvey Components LLC, Honeywell International Inc-Plant 4, Forge Group Star LLC DBA Star Freeport Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Sawbrook Steel Casting LLC, Casting Solutions Llc., Most Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest TRI Star Metals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (10.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Badger Mining Corp Taylor Coating Plant, Radiator Specialty Co, Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Mustang Ridge. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Badger Mining Corp Taylor Coating Plant Taylor, WI · Chemicals 10.0K lbs reported
- Radiator Specialty Co Indian Trail, NC · Chemicals 10.0K lbs reported
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Mustang Ridge Buda, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 10.0K lbs reported
- Hypertherm Inc Hanover, NH · Fabricated Metals 10.0K 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 Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Anchor-Harvey Components LLC. TRI Star Metals LLC stamps LIGHT 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 TRI Star Metals LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
TRI Star Metals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 1.4% of Stephenson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Badger Mining Corp Taylor Coating Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
TRI Star Metals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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