EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Munster Steel Co. Inc.
Hammond, IN
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Munster Steel Co. Inc.: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Munster Steel Co. Inc.'s 1.1K 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: Zinc (fume or dust).
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 CARC-LEAN
Munster Steel Co. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hammond, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 258 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,755 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Munster Steel Co. Inc. is pounds #608 and chemical-count #425 at 1.1K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Hammond Terminal; Mplx Terminals LLC - Hammond in Terminal; Niagara Lasalle Corp-Hammond Plant; Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Jtekt Bearings Na Llc-Cairo Plant; Rom; Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. - Mayville; Humphrey Products Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Munster Steel Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jtekt Bearings Na Llc-Cairo Plant and Rom.
Munster Steel Co. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Munster Steel Co. Inc.: Zinc (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Munster Steel Co. Inc. reports the 1,730th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc (fume or dust) alone is 62.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Jtekt Bearings Na Llc-Cairo Plant and Rom.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Munster Steel Co. Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc (fume or dust) at 62.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Munster Steel Co. Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 284 lb in 2022 to 258 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Munster Steel Co. Inc.'s air releases fell from 284 lb in 2022 to 258 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Munster Steel Co. Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Munster Steel Co. Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Munster Steel Co. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (227 lbs to 258 lbs).
Munster Steel Co. 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 Munster Steel Co. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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 (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 227 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 115 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 196 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 284 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 258 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 678 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 222 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 181 lbs | Carcinogen |
Munster Steel Co. Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Munster Steel Co. Inc.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Exxonmobil Oil Corp Hammond Terminal, Mplx Terminals LLC - Hammond in Terminal, Niagara Lasalle Corp-Hammond Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Jtekt Bearings Na Llc-Cairo Plant, Rom, Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. - Mayville.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Munster Steel Co. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Rilco, Century Concrete Inc Lees Summit Facility. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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 (fume or dust), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Hammond Terminal. Munster Steel Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Munster Steel Co. Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Munster Steel Co. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hammond, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Munster Steel Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc (fume or dust). 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