EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ssab Iowa Inc.
Muscatine, IA · Parent: Ssab Enterprises LLC
- Total releases
- 13.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ssab Iowa Inc.: how the 13.3M lbs splits
13.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.0M lbs 98.1%
- Air Releases 170.2K lbs 1.3%
- Water Discharges 77.8K lbs 0.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ssab Iowa Inc.'s 13.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Ssab Iowa Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muscatine, IA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.4M lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 13.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 147 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ssab Iowa Inc. is pounds #3 and chemical-count #11 at 13.3M lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harsco Metals - Iowa; Continental Cement Co; Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant; Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Iowa: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works; Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC; Felman Production Inc. Other Ssab Enterprises LLC sites in this extract: Ssab Alabama Inc; Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium.
Ssab Iowa Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.1% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Steel-Berkeley and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works.
Ssab Iowa Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ssab Iowa Inc. inside Muscatine's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ssab Iowa Inc. reports the 21st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 89.5% of every pound reported in Muscatine. Scale peers outside Iowa include Nucor Steel-Berkeley and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Muscatine's reported pounds (14.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ssab Iowa Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ssab Iowa Inc.'s water releases rose from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ssab Iowa Inc.'s air releases rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ssab Iowa Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ssab Iowa Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Ssab Iowa Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Ssab Iowa Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (2.9M lbs to 2.4M lbs).
Ssab Iowa Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Ssab Iowa Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.9M lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 2.7M lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 2.7M lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 2.5M lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 2.4M lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 7.1M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.1M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.9M lbs | - |
| Chromium | 416.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 190.3K lbs | - |
| Copper | 155.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 142.8K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 77.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 62.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 49.7K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lithium carbonate | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Ssab Iowa Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works, Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ssab Iowa Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (13.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC, Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant, Nucor Steel-Berkeley. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC Grantsville, UT · Hazardous Waste 13.3M lbs reported
- Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant China Township, MI · Electric Utilities 13.3M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel-Berkeley Huger, SC · Primary Metals 13.1M lbs reported
- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility Saint Gabriel, LA · Chemicals 13.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ssab Enterprises LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ssab Alabama Inc, Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy.
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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium; nearby reporters include Harsco Metals - Iowa. Ssab Iowa Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Ssab Iowa Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ssab Iowa Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muscatine, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 89.5% of Muscatine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC (Δ 4.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ssab Iowa Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And Manganese 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