EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
North American Stainless
Ghent, KY
- Total releases
- 35.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
North American Stainless: how the 35.2M lbs splits
35.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.7M lbs 50.4%
- Water Discharges 17.4M lbs 49.5%
- Air Releases 67.8K lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
North American Stainless's 35.2M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 50.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 49.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
North American Stainless is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ghent, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 5.3M lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 35.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 50 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC; Cabot Corp; Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station; Pmc Organometallix Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC; US Magnesium LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Kentucky TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=422)
- Safety-Kleen Systems...
- North American Stain... 15
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads Kentucky chemical count. North American Stainless leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #36. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
North American Stainless is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Ghent, KY: 35.2M lbs across 15 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 50.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC.
North American Stainless vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
North American Stainless inside Carroll's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, North American Stainless reports the 8th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 69.3% of every pound reported in Carroll. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Carroll's reported pounds (50.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- North American Stainless's total reported releases fell from 7.3 million lb in 2022 to 5.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- North American Stainless's off-site transfers fell from 3.8 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- North American Stainless's water releases fell from 3.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- North American Stainless's air releases fell from 12.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
North American Stainless Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How North American Stainless releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (7.9M lbs to 5.3M lbs).
North American Stainless: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows North American Stainless year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.9M lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 6.3M lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 8.4M lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 7.3M lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 5.3M lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 17.4M lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 4.2M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.9M lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.6M lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 2.5M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.6M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 765.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 281.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 280.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 23.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 17.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 997 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 575 lbs | - |
North American Stainless in Carroll
Nearest TRI Facilities to North American Stainless
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC, Cabot Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC, Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest North American Stainless on cumulative reported pounds (35.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC, Eagle Mine Llc-Humboldt Mill, Pogo Mine. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC Burns Harbor, IN · Primary Metals 35.1M lbs reported
- Eagle Mine Llc-Humboldt Mill Champion, MI · Metal Mining 35.1M lbs reported
- Pogo Mine Delta Junction, AK · Metal Mining 34.9M lbs reported
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 34.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC. North American Stainless stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 North American Stainless TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
North American Stainless totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ghent, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 69.3% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC (Δ 59.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
North American Stainless stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 50.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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