EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Wheatland Tube Western Tube
Rochelle, IL · Parent: Zekelman Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 35.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wheatland Tube Western Tube: how the 35.4K lbs splits
35.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.2K lbs 88.3%
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 11.6%
- Water Discharges 53 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Wheatland Tube Western Tube's 35.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 88.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 11.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Wheatland Tube Western Tube is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rochelle, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 34.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 35.4K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,935 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. Wheatland Tube Western Tube is pounds #286 and chemical-count #129 at 35.4K 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: Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co; Rochelle Foods LLC; Chs Rochelle; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Badger Alloys; Invest Cast Inc.; Milwaukee Precision Casting; G&s Bar & Wire LLC. Other Zekelman Industries Inc sites in this extract: Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div; Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council; Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St; Western Tube & Conduit Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc (fume or dust).
Wheatland Tube Western Tube stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (88.3% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 35.4K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Badger Alloys and Invest Cast Inc..
Wheatland Tube Western Tube vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wheatland Tube Western Tube in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Wheatland Tube Western Tube reports the 554th-largest volume (35.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Badger Alloys and Invest Cast Inc..
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
- Wheatland Tube Western Tube's total reported releases rose from 725 lb in 2022 to 34.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wheatland Tube Western Tube's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wheatland Tube Western Tube's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 53 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wheatland Tube Western Tube's air releases rose from 724 lb in 2022 to 30.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wheatland Tube Western Tube Form-R facts
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See how Wheatland Tube Western Tube stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3538.4× more than the comparison
8.0× 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 Wheatland Tube Western Tube releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 4684% (725 lbs to 34.7K lbs).
Wheatland Tube Western Tube: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wheatland Tube Western Tube year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4684% from 2022 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 725 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 34.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 12.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 205 lbs | - |
| Lead | 80 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 10 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Wheatland Tube Western Tube · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wheatland Tube Western Tube
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co, Rochelle Foods LLC, Chs Rochelle, 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. Badger Alloys, Invest Cast Inc., Milwaukee Precision Casting.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wheatland Tube Western Tube on cumulative reported pounds (35.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Lanxess Corp Plant 2, Arandell Corp, Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc Delphos Div. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Zekelman Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div, Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council, Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Forge Group Cardinal LLC DBA Cardinal Forge Co. Wheatland Tube Western Tube stamps LIGHT 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 Wheatland Tube Western Tube TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wheatland Tube Western Tube totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rochelle, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 3.0% of Ogle TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lanxess Corp Plant 2 (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wheatland Tube Western Tube stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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