EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Zenith Cutter Inc
Loves Park, IL · Parent: The Fisher Barton Group
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Zenith Cutter Inc: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 100.0%
Zenith Cutter Inc's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Zenith Cutter Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Loves Park, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 7 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,606 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. Zenith Cutter Inc is pounds #610 and chemical-count #622 at 1.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Woodward Inc.; Gleason Cutting Tools Corp; Curtis Metal Finishing Co; Alco Manufacturing Corp LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Esna Arkansas; Space Lok Ink; Etched LLC; O'Neal Manufacturing Services DBA Iowa Laser. Other The Fisher Barton Group sites in this extract: Fisher Barton Blades; Fisher-Barton Specialty Products; Accurate Specialties Inc; Thermal Spray Technologies Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Copper.
Zenith Cutter Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Esna Arkansas and Space Lok Ink.
Zenith Cutter Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Zenith Cutter Inc: Chromium-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Zenith Cutter Inc reports the 1,708th-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 81.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Esna Arkansas and Space Lok Ink.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Zenith Cutter Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 81.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Zenith Cutter Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Zenith Cutter Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (1.2K lbs to 7 lbs).
Zenith Cutter Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Zenith Cutter Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 lbs | 1 |
Zenith Cutter Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Woodward Inc., Gleason Cutting Tools Corp, Curtis Metal Finishing Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Esna Arkansas, Space Lok Ink, Etched LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Zenith Cutter Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Federal Bronze Casting Industry Inc, Kinze Manufacturing Inc, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Lakehurst Area. 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.
- Federal Bronze Casting Industry Inc Newark, NJ · Primary Metals 1.2K lbs reported
- Kinze Manufacturing Inc Williamsburg, IA · Machinery 1.2K lbs reported
- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Lakehurst Area Lakehurst, NJ · Other 1.2K lbs reported
- Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6 Helena, AR · Chemicals 1.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Fisher Barton Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fisher Barton Blades, Fisher-Barton Specialty Products, Accurate Specialties Inc.
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, Copper; nearby reporters include Woodward Inc.. Zenith Cutter Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Zenith Cutter Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Zenith Cutter Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Loves Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332721 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Winnebago TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Federal Bronze Casting Industry Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Zenith Cutter Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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