EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC
Grand Rapids, MI
- Total releases
- 9.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC: how the 9.1K lbs splits
9.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.8K lbs 95.9%
- Air Releases 373 lbs 4.1%
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC's 9.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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-LEAN
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Rapids, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 43 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 9.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,009 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. Michigan Wheel Operations LLC is pounds #387 and chemical-count #487 at 9.1K 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: Vi-Chem Corp; Arkema Inc; Blackmer a Dover Co; Michigan Turkey Producers LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc; Worthington Samuel Coil Processing; Grooms Aluminum Recycling; Kentucky Smelting Technology. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Nickel.
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc and Worthington Samuel Coil Processing.
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.1K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Michigan Wheel Operations LLC reports the 754th-largest volume (9.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 94.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc and Worthington Samuel Coil Processing.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Michigan Wheel Operations LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 94.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Michigan Wheel Operations LLC's total reported releases fell from 68 lb in 2022 to 43 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Wheel Operations LLC's air releases fell from 68 lb in 2022 to 43 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Michigan Wheel Operations LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (8.9K lbs to 43 lbs).
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC: 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 Michigan Wheel Operations LLC 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 91 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 81 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 68 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 43 lbs | 2 |
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Vi-Chem Corp, Arkema Inc, Blackmer a Dover Co, 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. Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc, Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, Grooms Aluminum Recycling.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Michigan Wheel Operations LLC on cumulative reported pounds (9.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill, Valmet Inc Service Center, Lsc Communications / Crawfordsville. 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.
- Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill Siloam Springs, AR · Food 9.1K lbs reported
- Valmet Inc Service Center Columbus, MS · Machinery 9.1K lbs reported
- Lsc Communications / Crawfordsville Crawfordsville, IN · Printing 9.1K lbs reported
- Cardinal Cg Waxahachie, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 9.1K 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 Copper, Nickel; nearby reporters include Vi-Chem Corp. Michigan Wheel Operations LLC stamps LIGHT 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 Michigan Wheel Operations LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Rapids, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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