EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div
Saint Joe, IN · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 340.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div: how the 340.4K lbs splits
340.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 268.4K lbs 78.8%
- Off-site Transfers 71.6K lbs 21.0%
- Water Discharges 419 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div's 340.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Joe, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 56.0K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 340.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,415 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 Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div is pounds #119 and chemical-count #97 at 340.4K 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: Butler Mill Service Co; Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div; Heidtman Steel Products Inc.; New Millennium Building Systems LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Precoat Metals; American Tubing Arkansas LLC; Crown Beverage Packaging; Mnp Corp. 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: Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Manganese; Nickel.
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.8% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 340.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Precoat Metals and American Tubing Arkansas LLC.
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
340K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div reports the 162nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 78.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Precoat Metals and American Tubing Arkansas LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 78.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div's total reported releases fell from 99.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div's water releases rose from 78 lb in 2022 to 237 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div's air releases fell from 84.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div's off-site transfers fell from 14.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div Form-R facts
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186.4× more than the comparison
33% 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 Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 340.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (49.2K lbs to 56.0K lbs).
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 49.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 59.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 75.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 99.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 56.0K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 268.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 49.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 18.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Lead | 143 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Butler Mill Service Co, Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Heidtman Steel Products Inc., 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. Precoat Metals, American Tubing Arkansas LLC, Crown Beverage Packaging.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div on cumulative reported pounds (340.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Warm Rain Corp, Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant, Precoat Metals. 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.
- Warm Rain Corp Calumet, MI · Plastics and Rubber 340.6K lbs reported
- Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant Sauget, IL · Chemicals 340.7K lbs reported
- Precoat Metals Granite City, IL · Fabricated Metals 340.1K lbs reported
- Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant Winston Salem, NC · Food 340.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Butler Mill Service Co. Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div stamps MID 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 Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Joe, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 6.5% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Warm Rain Corp (Δ 172 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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