EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Howmet Corp - Plant 5
Whitehall, MI · Parent: Howmet Aerospace Inc
- Total releases
- 449.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Howmet Corp - Plant 5: how the 449.5K lbs splits
449.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 449.3K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 112 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Howmet Corp - Plant 5's 449.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Whitehall, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 75.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 449.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,074 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. Howmet Corp - Plant 5 is pounds #69 and chemical-count #249 at 449.5K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Howmet Corp - Plant 4; Howmet Corp-Plant 10; Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3; Aludyne Montague LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: South Atlantic Galvanizing; Duncan Galvanizing Corp.; Anomatic Corp - Ohio Plant II; Mauser - Mason. Other Howmet Aerospace Inc sites in this extract: Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works; Howmet Fastening Systems Waco; Rmi Titanium Co LLC; Rmi Titanium Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol; Chromium; Nitric acid.
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 449.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include South Atlantic Galvanizing and Duncan Galvanizing Corp..
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
449K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Howmet Corp - Plant 5: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Howmet Corp - Plant 5 reports the 124th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include South Atlantic Galvanizing and Duncan Galvanizing Corp..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Howmet Corp - Plant 5's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Howmet Corp - Plant 5's total reported releases fell from 75.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Howmet Corp - Plant 5's off-site transfers fell from 75.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Howmet Corp - Plant 5 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
103.3× more than the comparison
33% 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 Howmet Corp - Plant 5 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 449.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (135.4K lbs to 75.1K lbs).
Howmet Corp - Plant 5: 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 Howmet Corp - Plant 5 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 135.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 105.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 58.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 75.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 75.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 447.8K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 143 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 34 lbs | - |
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Howmet Corp - Plant 5
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Howmet Corp - Plant 4, Howmet Corp-Plant 10, Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. South Atlantic Galvanizing, Duncan Galvanizing Corp., Anomatic Corp - Ohio Plant II.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Howmet Corp - Plant 5 on cumulative reported pounds (449.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group, Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc., Lpi 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.
- Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group Allentown, PA · Chemicals 449.6K lbs reported
- Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc. Sacramento, CA · Electrical Equipment 449.1K lbs reported
- Lpi Inc Johnson City, TN · Plastics and Rubber 449.0K lbs reported
- Evonik Corp Haysville, KS · Chemicals 449.0K 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
Other Howmet Aerospace Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works, Howmet Fastening Systems Waco, Rmi Titanium Co LLC.
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 Hydrogen fluoride, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Chromium, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Howmet Corp - Plant 4. Howmet Corp - Plant 5 stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Howmet Corp - Plant 5 TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Whitehall, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332811 · Fabricated Metals. 4.1% of Muskegon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group (Δ 178 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Howmet Corp - Plant 5 stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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