EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Wellman Dynamics
Creston, IA
- Total releases
- 93.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wellman Dynamics: how the 93.1K lbs splits
93.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 93.1K lbs 100.0%
Wellman Dynamics's 93.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Wellman Dynamics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Creston, IA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 14.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 93.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,734 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. Wellman Dynamics is pounds #129 and chemical-count #129 at 93.1K 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: White River Nutrition LLC; New Cooperative Inc. - Creston Mill; Central Iowa Ready Mix; New Cooperative Inc. - Afton. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Iowa: Frog Switch & Manufacturing Co; Cmc Steel Florida; Imperial Aluminum-Minerva LLC; Plymouth Tube Trent Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Diisocyanates; Phenol; Barium And Barium Compounds.
Wellman Dynamics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 93.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Frog Switch & Manufacturing Co and Cmc Steel Florida.
Wellman Dynamics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
93K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wellman Dynamics: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Wellman Dynamics reports the 420th-largest volume (93.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene alone is 95.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Frog Switch & Manufacturing Co and Cmc Steel Florida.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wellman Dynamics's pounds in one chemical - here 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene at 95.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wellman Dynamics's total reported releases fell from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wellman Dynamics's air releases fell from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wellman Dynamics Form-R facts
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See how Wellman Dynamics stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
70% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Wellman Dynamics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 93.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (22.4K lbs to 14.3K lbs).
Wellman Dynamics: 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 Wellman Dynamics year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 24.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 15.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 15.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 14.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 88.7K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 511 lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
Wellman Dynamics · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wellman Dynamics
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including White River Nutrition LLC, New Cooperative Inc. - Creston Mill, Central Iowa Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Frog Switch & Manufacturing Co, Cmc Steel Florida, Imperial Aluminum-Minerva LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wellman Dynamics on cumulative reported pounds (93.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include General Metal Finishing LLC, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, Eaton Corp. 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.
- General Metal Finishing LLC Attleboro, MA · Fabricated Metals 93.1K lbs reported
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp Savannah, GA · Transportation Equipment 93.1K lbs reported
- Eaton Corp Cleveland, TN · Electrical Equipment 93.1K lbs reported
- Custom Processing Services LLC East Greenville, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 93.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Diisocyanates, Phenol, Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include White River Nutrition LLC. Wellman Dynamics stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Wellman Dynamics TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wellman Dynamics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Creston, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331524 · Primary Metals. 22.8% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Metal Finishing LLC (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wellman Dynamics stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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