EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Universal Electric Foundry Inc
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 384 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Universal Electric Foundry Inc: how the 384 lbs splits
384 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 367 lbs 95.7%
- Off-site Transfers 17 lbs 4.3%
Universal Electric Foundry Inc's 384 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
TRACE volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Universal Electric Foundry Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 67 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 384 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,115 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. Universal Electric Foundry Inc is pounds #684 and chemical-count #641 at 384 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: Nobert Plating Plant 1; Reliable Plating; Vcna Prairie Llc-Yard 1032; Water Saver Faucet Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Premier Aluminum LLC; Rec Solar Grade Silicon; Pimalco (a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Arconic); Steel Warehouse Tennessee. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Lead.
Universal Electric Foundry Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.7% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 384 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Premier Aluminum LLC and Rec Solar Grade Silicon.
Universal Electric Foundry Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
384 lbs 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Universal Electric Foundry Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Universal Electric Foundry Inc reports the 1,112th-largest volume (384 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Premier Aluminum LLC and Rec Solar Grade Silicon.
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
- Universal Electric Foundry Inc's total reported releases fell from 95 lb in 2022 to 67 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Universal Electric Foundry Inc's air releases fell from 89 lb in 2022 to 60 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Universal Electric Foundry Inc Form-R facts
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97% less than the comparison
60% less 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 Universal Electric Foundry Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 384 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (84 lbs to 67 lbs).
Universal Electric Foundry Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Universal Electric Foundry Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 61 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 78 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 95 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 67 lbs | 1 |
Universal Electric Foundry Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Premier Aluminum LLC, Rec Solar Grade Silicon, Pimalco (a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Arconic).
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 Chromium, Lead; nearby reporters include Nobert Plating Plant 1. Universal Electric Foundry Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Universal Electric Foundry Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Universal Electric Foundry Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trane US Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Universal Electric Foundry Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium. 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