EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals

Wieland Metals Inc

Wheeling, IL · Parent: Wieland Holdings Inc

Total releases
26.7M lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Wieland Metals Inc: how the 26.7M lbs splits

26.7M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 26.7M lbs 100.0%
  • Air Releases 2.0K lbs <0.1%

Wieland Metals Inc's 26.7M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. 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.

HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC

Wieland Metals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wheeling, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 7.0M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 26.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 73 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. Wieland Metals Inc is pounds #2 and chemical-count #179 at 26.7M 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: Adhesive Coating Technologies Inc; Taubensee Steel & Wire Co.; Slide Products Inc; Sunnyside Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC; US Magnesium LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC; Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC. Other Wieland Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Casting P; Lone Star Casting & Machine Partners; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Main Plan; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - Waterbury Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Zinc compounds; Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.

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Wieland Metals Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC and US Magnesium LLC.

#73 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.3% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Wieland Metals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

27M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Wieland Metals Inc inside Cook's TRI pounds

Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Wieland Metals Inc reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 39.6% of every pound reported in Cook. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 89.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC and US Magnesium LLC.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cook's reported pounds (67.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Wieland Metals Inc's total reported releases fell from 7.2 million lb in 2022 to 7.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Wieland Metals Inc's air releases rose from 500 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Wieland Metals Inc's off-site transfers fell from 7.2 million lb in 2022 to 7.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Wieland Metals Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Primary Metals
HEAVY volume
26.7M lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
6 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Copper

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See how Wieland Metals Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Wieland Metals Inc
26.7M lbs
Adhesive Coating Technologies Inc
17.7K lbs

1509.0× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Wieland Metals Inc
6
Adhesive Coating Technologies Inc
3

2.0× 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 Wieland Metals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.7M lbs.

Off-site Transfers 26.7M lbs (100.0%)
Air Releases 2.0K lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 68270576% (10 lbs to 7.0M lbs).

Wieland Metals Inc: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Wieland Metals Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 68270576% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 10 lbs 5
2020 5.7M lbs 5
2021 6.8M lbs 4
2022 7.2M lbs 4
2023 7.0M lbs 4

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Copper 24.0M lbs -
Zinc compounds 2.7M lbs -
Nickel compounds 36.2K lbs Carcinogen
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 21.1K lbs Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 2.0K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 5 lbs -

Wieland Metals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Wheeling, IL
42.1485, -87.9278
County TRI context
Cook · 39.6% of county pounds
Parent company
Wieland Holdings Inc

Compare beyond Illinois

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wieland Metals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (26.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC, Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant, Dyno Nobel Inc-Cheyenne Plant. 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.

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, Zinc compounds, Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Adhesive Coating Technologies Inc. Wieland Metals Inc stamps HEAVY 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.

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This Wieland Metals Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Wieland Metals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wheeling, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 39.6% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC (Δ 160.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Wieland Metals Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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