EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC
Terre Haute, IN · Parent: Steel Dynamics Inc
- Total releases
- 3.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC: how the 3.6K lbs splits
3.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.6K lbs 98.4%
- Off-site Transfers 49 lbs 1.4%
- Water Discharges 8 lbs 0.2%
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC's 3.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Terre Haute, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 604 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,770 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. Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC is pounds #522 and chemical-count #568 at 3.6K 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: Danisco USA Inc; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67; Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Perma-Cast a Wabtec Co; Brasstech Inc.; Webco Industries Inc. - Ok Dist. Div.; Latrobe Specialty Metals - Sandy Creek. Other Steel Dynamics Inc sites in this extract: Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div; Steel Dynamics Inc-Engineered Bar Products Div; Steel Dynamics Inc Flat Roll Group Columbus Div; Sdi Lafarga LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead.
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.4% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Perma-Cast a Wabtec Co and Brasstech Inc..
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC reports the 890th-largest volume (3.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 98.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Perma-Cast a Wabtec Co and Brasstech Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 98.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC's total reported releases fell from 658 lb in 2022 to 604 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC's air releases fell from 649 lb in 2022 to 596 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.9× more than the comparison
33% less 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 Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (775 lbs to 604 lbs).
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC: 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 Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 775 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 802 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 788 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 658 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 604 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 59 lbs | Carcinogen |
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Danisco USA Inc, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67, Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Perma-Cast a Wabtec Co, Brasstech Inc., Webco Industries Inc. - Ok Dist. Div..
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Pharma Tech Industries, Medalcraft Mint Inc, Purforms Inc Lowell. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Steel Dynamics Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Steel Dynamics Inc-Engineered Bar Products Div, Steel Dynamics Inc Flat Roll Group Columbus Div.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead; nearby reporters include Danisco USA Inc. Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC 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 Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Terre Haute, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331221 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Vigo TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pharma Tech Industries (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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