EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Nucor Fastener
Shelbyville, IN · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 7 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nucor Fastener: how the 7 lbs splits
7 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6 lbs 83.0%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 17.0%
Nucor Fastener's 7 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Nucor Fastener is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelbyville, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 4 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 7 lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,778 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. Nucor Fastener is pounds #801 and chemical-count #638 at 7 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nucor Insulated Panel Group; Pilkington N.a.; Ryobi Die Casting (usa) Inc.; Culpeper. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Wolverine Tube Inc; Masters & Alloy LLC; Amerway Inc; Worthington Steel. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nickel.
Nucor Fastener stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7 lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wolverine Tube Inc and Masters & Alloy LLC.
Nucor Fastener vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7 lbs 28th percentile higher than 28% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Fastener in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Fastener reports the 1,358th-largest volume (7 lbs). Scale peers outside Indiana include Wolverine Tube Inc and Masters & Alloy LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Nucor Fastener Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nucor Fastener releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 21% (3 lbs to 4 lbs).
Nucor Fastener: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nucor Fastener year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nucor Fastener · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nucor Fastener
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Nucor Insulated Panel Group, Pilkington N.a., Ryobi Die Casting (usa) Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Wolverine Tube Inc, Masters & Alloy LLC, Amerway Inc.
Other Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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, Nickel; nearby reporters include Nucor Insulated Panel Group. Nucor Fastener stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Nucor Fastener TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Fastener totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shelbyville, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Yankee Candle Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Fastener stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · 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