EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3
Whitehall, MI · Parent: Howmet Aerospace Inc
- Total releases
- 68.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3: how the 68.1K lbs splits
68.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 67.6K lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 477 lbs 0.7%
- Water Discharges 15 lbs <0.1%
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3's 68.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Whitehall, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 10.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 68.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,432 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 - Plants 1& 3 is pounds #193 and chemical-count #210 at 68.1K 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 5; Howmet Corp-Plant 10; Aludyne Montague LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Consolidated Metal Products; Uss East Chicago Tin; Miller Castings Inc.; Whemco-Steel Castings Inc. Other Howmet Aerospace Inc sites in this extract: Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works; Howmet Fastening Systems Waco; Rmi Titanium Co LLC; Howmet Corp - Plant 5. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Cobalt; 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol.
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 68.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Consolidated Metal Products and Uss East Chicago Tin.
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
68K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3: Nickel-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 reports the 464th-largest volume (68.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 78.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 88.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Michigan include Consolidated Metal Products and Uss East Chicago Tin.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 78.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3's total reported releases fell from 11.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3's off-site transfers fell from 11.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 Form-R facts
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See how Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15.6× more than the comparison
67% 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 - Plants 1& 3 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 68.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 64% (28.0K lbs to 10.2K lbs).
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3: 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 Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 64% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 12.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 11.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 10.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 53.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 6.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 53 lbs | - |
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Howmet Corp - Plant 4, Howmet Corp - Plant 5, Howmet Corp-Plant 10, 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. Consolidated Metal Products, Uss East Chicago Tin, Miller Castings Inc..
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 on cumulative reported pounds (68.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Itg Brands, Resonac Graphite America Inc, Cameron International Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol; nearby reporters include Howmet Corp - Plant 4. Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 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 Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Whitehall, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.6% of Muskegon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Itg Brands (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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