EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.
Benton Harbor, MI · Parent: Champlain Cable Corp
- Total releases
- 49.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.: how the 49.3K lbs splits
49.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 49.2K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 67 lbs 0.1%
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.'s 49.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Benton Harbor, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 49.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,157 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. is pounds #224 and chemical-count #453 at 49.3K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tech Nickel Inc; Gast Manufacturing Inc; Special-Lite Inc. -; Bluewater Thermal Solutions. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Jsw Steel; Ritchey Metals Co Inc; Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Ammonia.
Compare Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Tech Nickel Inc Benton Harbor · 137 lbs
- Gast Manufacturing Inc Benton Harbor · 21 lbs
- Special-Lite Inc. - Benton Harbor · 2.5K lbs
- Bluewater Thermal Solutions Benton Harbor · 1.1K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC (AR) · Jsw Steel (TX) · Ritchey Metals Co Inc (PA)
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 49.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC and Jsw Steel.
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
49K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.: Lead-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. reports the 509th-largest volume (49.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Michigan include Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC and Jsw Steel.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. Form-R facts
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33% less than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 49.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (19.7K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc.: 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 Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Tech Nickel Inc, Gast Manufacturing Inc, Special-Lite Inc. -, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, Jsw Steel, Ritchey Metals Co Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (49.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Reg Albert Lea LLC, Architectural Fiberglass Inc, Demicks Lake Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Reg Albert Lea LLC Albert Lea, MN · Chemicals 49.3K lbs reported
- Architectural Fiberglass Inc Cleveland, OH · Plastics and Rubber 49.2K lbs reported
- Demicks Lake Gas Plant Watford City, ND · Natural Gas Processing 49.3K lbs reported
- An-Cor Industrial Plastics North Tonawanda, NY · Plastics and Rubber 49.2K 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 Lead, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Tech Nickel Inc. Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Benton Harbor, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331221 · Primary Metals. 13.0% of Berrien TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Reg Albert Lea LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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