EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Worthington Steel Co
Porter, IN · Parent: Worthington Steel Inc
- Total releases
- 4.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Worthington Steel Co: how the 4.0K lbs splits
4.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.9K lbs 98.1%
- Off-site Transfers 77 lbs 1.9%
Worthington Steel Co's 4.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.9%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Worthington Steel Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Porter, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 772 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 4.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,570 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. Worthington Steel Co is pounds #515 and chemical-count #217 at 4.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pvs Technologies Inc.; Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu; Nlmk Indiana; Monosol - Duneland Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Nemak USA Inc-Taylor; Metal Dynamics Corp; Mayco Manufacturing LLC; Materion Advanced Materialstechnologies & Services Corp Re. Other Worthington Steel Inc sites in this extract: Worthington Samuel Coil Processing; Worthington Samuel Coil Processing - Twinsburg; Worthington Steel Co; Worthington Steel. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese; Nickel; Chromium.
Worthington Steel Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.1% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nemak USA Inc-Taylor and Metal Dynamics Corp.
Worthington Steel Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.0K 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
Worthington Steel Co: 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, Worthington Steel Co reports the 871st-largest volume (4.0K 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 98.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Nemak USA Inc-Taylor and Metal Dynamics Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Worthington Steel Co's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 98.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Worthington Steel Co's total reported releases rose from 723 lb in 2022 to 772 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Worthington Steel Co's air releases rose from 717 lb in 2022 to 758 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Worthington Steel Co Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Worthington Steel Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
87% less than the comparison
67% 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 Worthington Steel Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (797 lbs to 772 lbs).
Worthington Steel Co: 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 Worthington Steel Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 797 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 757 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 974 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 723 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 772 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 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) | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 60 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 7 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Worthington Steel Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Worthington Steel Co
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Pvs Technologies Inc., Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu, Nlmk Indiana, 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. Nemak USA Inc-Taylor, Metal Dynamics Corp, Mayco Manufacturing LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Worthington Steel Co on cumulative reported pounds (4.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Omega Plating Inc, Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca, Safety-Kleen Systems West Mifflin (wmp). Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Omega Plating Inc Crestwood, IL · Fabricated Metals 4.0K lbs reported
- Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca Waco, TX · Paper 4.0K lbs reported
- Safety-Kleen Systems West Mifflin (wmp) West Mifflin, PA · Hazardous Waste 4.0K lbs reported
- We-No-Nah Canoe Inc Winona, MN · Transportation Equipment 4.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Worthington Steel Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, Worthington Samuel Coil Processing - Twinsburg, Worthington Steel Co.
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), Manganese, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Pvs Technologies Inc.. Worthington Steel Co stamps LIGHT 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 Worthington Steel Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Worthington Steel Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Porter, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331221 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Porter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Omega Plating Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Worthington Steel Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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