EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Great Lakes Castings LLC
Ludington, MI · Parent: Reserve Group Management Co
- Total releases
- 154.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Great Lakes Castings LLC: how the 154.5K lbs splits
154.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 144.7K lbs 93.7%
- Air Releases 9.8K lbs 6.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Great Lakes Castings LLC's 154.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.3%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Great Lakes Castings LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ludington, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 30.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 154.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,698 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. Great Lakes Castings LLC is pounds #122 and chemical-count #255 at 154.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: House of Flavors; Occidental Chemical Corp; Cone Drive Operations Inc; T.e.s. Filer City Station. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Enkei America Inc; Mueller - North Foundry; Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Kiswire. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead; Diisocyanates.
Great Lakes Castings LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 154.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Enkei America Inc and Mueller - North Foundry.
Great Lakes Castings LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
155K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Great Lakes Castings LLC inside Mason's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Great Lakes Castings LLC reports the 338th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 54.7% of every pound reported in Mason. Scale peers outside Michigan include Enkei America Inc and Mueller - North Foundry.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mason's reported pounds (282.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Great Lakes Castings LLC's total reported releases rose from 27.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Lakes Castings LLC's air releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Lakes Castings LLC's off-site transfers rose from 25.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Great Lakes Castings LLC Form-R facts
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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 Great Lakes Castings LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 154.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (34.9K lbs to 30.9K lbs).
Great Lakes Castings LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Great Lakes Castings LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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 | 34.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 30.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 30.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 27.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 30.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 91.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 59.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 3.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 17 lbs | - |
Great Lakes Castings LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Great Lakes Castings LLC
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including House of Flavors, Occidental Chemical Corp, Cone Drive Operations Inc, 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. Enkei America Inc, Mueller - North Foundry, Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc..
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Great Lakes Castings LLC on cumulative reported pounds (154.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Edo Corp Western Div, Enkei America Inc, Amsted Rail Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Edo Corp Western Div Salt Lake City, UT · Computers and Electronic Products 154.6K lbs reported
- Enkei America Inc Columbus, IN · Primary Metals 154.4K lbs reported
- Amsted Rail Co Inc Petersburg, VA · Fabricated Metals 154.8K lbs reported
- Sierra Pacific Industries Quincy Div Quincy, CA · Wood Products 154.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include House of Flavors. Great Lakes Castings LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Great Lakes Castings LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Great Lakes Castings LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ludington, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 54.7% of Mason TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Edo Corp Western Div (Δ 93 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Great Lakes Castings LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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