EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Union Electric Steel Corp
Valparaiso, IN · Parent: Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp
- Total releases
- 20.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Union Electric Steel Corp: how the 20.0K lbs splits
20.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.0K lbs 100.0%
Union Electric Steel Corp's 20.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Union Electric Steel Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Valparaiso, IN, in the machinery sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 20.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,256 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. Union Electric Steel Corp is pounds #390 and chemical-count #392 at 20.0K 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: Arch Wood Protection Inc; Ugn Inc.; Aoc LLC; Pratt Paper (in) LLC. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Indiana: John Deere Turf Care; Parker Hannifin Corp; Rexnord Industries LLC; Tyco Fire Protection Products. Other Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp sites in this extract: Union Electric Steel Corp; Union Electric Steel Corp; Union Electric Steel Corp; Buffalo Pumps Div of Air & Liquid Systems Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Lead.
Union Electric Steel Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include John Deere Turf Care and Parker Hannifin Corp.
Union Electric Steel Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Union Electric Steel Corp: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Union Electric Steel Corp reports the 153rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 96.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include John Deere Turf Care and Parker Hannifin Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Union Electric Steel Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 96.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Union Electric Steel Corp's total reported releases fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Electric Steel Corp's off-site transfers fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Union Electric Steel Corp Form-R facts
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See how Union Electric Steel Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
12310.0× more than the comparison
40% 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 Union Electric Steel Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (4.2K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Union Electric Steel Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Union Electric Steel Corp year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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 | 4.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 4.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 4.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 3 |
Union Electric Steel Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Union Electric Steel Corp
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Arch Wood Protection Inc, Ugn Inc., Aoc LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. John Deere Turf Care, Parker Hannifin Corp, Rexnord Industries LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Union Electric Steel Corp on cumulative reported pounds (20.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc, Midwest Metal Products Inc, Grove Plating Co Inc.. 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.
- Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 20.0K lbs reported
- Midwest Metal Products Inc Winona, MN · Primary Metals 20.0K lbs reported
- Grove Plating Co Inc. Fox River Grove, IL · Fabricated Metals 19.9K lbs reported
- Brenntag Pacific Inc Mossmain Ln Billings, MT · Chemical Wholesalers 20.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Union Electric Steel Corp, Union Electric Steel Corp, Union Electric Steel Corp.
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, Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Arch Wood Protection Inc. Union Electric Steel Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Union Electric Steel Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Union Electric Steel Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Valparaiso, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333519 · Machinery. 0.1% of Porter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc (Δ 25 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Union Electric Steel Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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