EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing
Franklin Park, IL · Parent: Valmont Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 15.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing: how the 15.6K lbs splits
15.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.4K lbs 85.7%
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 13.5%
- Water Discharges 126 lbs 0.8%
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing's 15.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 TRACE-CARC
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin Park, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 15.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,814 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. Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing is pounds #373 and chemical-count #561 at 15.6K 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: Eklind Tool Co; Plating International Inc; Ozinga Waveland; United Electronics Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Lippert Components Inc Plant 28; Brasscraft - Thomasville; Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant; Truenorth Steel. Other Valmont Industries Inc sites in this extract: Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Valmont Composite Structures Estill; Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead.
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lippert Components Inc Plant 28 and Brasscraft - Thomasville.
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing reports the 1,044th-largest volume (15.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Lippert Components Inc Plant 28 and Brasscraft - Thomasville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing's total reported releases rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing's water releases fell from 38 lb in 2022 to 7 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing's off-site transfers rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 39% (3.5K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing: 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 Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 39% 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 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 15.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Eklind Tool Co, Plating International Inc, Ozinga Waveland, 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. Lippert Components Inc Plant 28, Brasscraft - Thomasville, Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing on cumulative reported pounds (15.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lazarus Refinery LLC, US Customs Service Firing Range #TX0156, Mplx Terminals LLC - Indianapolis in Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Lazarus Refinery LLC Nixon, TX · Petroleum 15.6K lbs reported
- US Customs Service Firing Range #TX0156 Carrizo Springs, TX · Other 15.6K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Indianapolis in Terminal Indianapolis, IN · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15.6K lbs reported
- Kennametal Stellite Goshen, IN · Primary Metals 15.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Valmont Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Valmont Composite Structures Estill, Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing.
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, Lead; nearby reporters include Eklind Tool Co. Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lazarus Refinery LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont Coatings Inc Empire Galvanizing stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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