EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Gerdau Special Steel Na
Jackson, MI · Parent: Gerdau Macsteel Inc
- Total releases
- 5.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gerdau Special Steel Na: how the 5.2K lbs splits
5.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.0K lbs 94.8%
- Water Discharges 207 lbs 4.0%
- Off-site Transfers 64 lbs 1.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Gerdau Special Steel Na's 5.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 4.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Gerdau Special Steel Na is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jackson, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,114 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. Gerdau Special Steel Na is pounds #424 and chemical-count #49 at 5.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Milsco Michigan Seat Co; Eaton Aerospace Corp; Royal Adhesives & Sealants; Elm Plating Co.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Advance Bronze Inc.; New Jersey Shell Casting Corp; Arconic US LLC; Aludyne-Clarksville. Other Gerdau Macsteel Inc sites in this extract: Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill; Gerdau Macsteel Monroe. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Molybdenum trioxide.
Compare Gerdau Special Steel Na with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Milsco Michigan Seat Co Jackson · 15 lbs
- Eaton Aerospace Corp Jackson · 33 lbs
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants Michigan Center · 87.7K lbs
- Elm Plating Co. Jackson · 8.4K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Advance Bronze Inc. (OH) · New Jersey Shell Casting Corp (PA) · Arconic US LLC (IN)
Gerdau Special Steel Na stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.8% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Advance Bronze Inc. and New Jersey Shell Casting Corp.
Gerdau Special Steel Na vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.2K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gerdau Special Steel Na: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Gerdau Special Steel Na reports the 836th-largest volume (5.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 80.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Advance Bronze Inc. and New Jersey Shell Casting Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gerdau Special Steel Na's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 80.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Gerdau Special Steel Na Form-R facts
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347.8× more than the comparison
14.0× 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 Gerdau Special Steel Na releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (1.9K lbs to 1 lbs).
Gerdau Special Steel Na: 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 Gerdau Special Steel Na year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 3.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 57 lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 648 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 103 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 85 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 50 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 39 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 22 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 21 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 10 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Gerdau Special Steel Na · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Milsco Michigan Seat Co, Eaton Aerospace Corp, Royal Adhesives & Sealants, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Advance Bronze Inc., New Jersey Shell Casting Corp, Arconic US LLC.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gerdau Special Steel Na on cumulative reported pounds (5.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Marshalltown Co, Advance Bronze Inc., New Jersey Shell Casting Corp. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Gerdau Macsteel Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill, Gerdau Macsteel Monroe.
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Molybdenum trioxide; nearby reporters include Milsco Michigan Seat Co. Gerdau Special Steel Na stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Gerdau Special Steel Na TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gerdau Special Steel Na totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jackson, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 1.0% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Marshalltown Co (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gerdau Special Steel Na stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc 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