EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Specialty Steel Treating Inc.
Fraser, MI
- Total releases
- 27.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Specialty Steel Treating Inc.: how the 27.5K lbs splits
27.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 27.5K lbs 100.0%
Specialty Steel Treating Inc.'s 27.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fraser, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 6.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 27.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,517 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. Specialty Steel Treating Inc. is pounds #284 and chemical-count #638 at 27.5K 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: Fraser Manufacturing Facility; Austemper Inc; Airgas USA LLC - Roseville Mi; Beacon Park Finishing LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Cornell Cookson; Vorteq Coil Finishers; Beretta USA; Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Specialty Steel Treating Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Fraser Manufacturing Facility Fraser · 6.6K lbs
- Austemper Inc Clinton Township · 14.3K lbs
- Airgas USA LLC - Roseville Mi Roseville · 58 lbs
- Beacon Park Finishing LLC Roseville · 19.3K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Cornell Cookson (PA) · Vorteq Coil Finishers (WI) · Beretta USA (TN)
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cornell Cookson and Vorteq Coil Finishers.
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Specialty Steel Treating Inc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Specialty Steel Treating Inc. reports the 868th-largest volume (27.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Cornell Cookson and Vorteq Coil Finishers.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Specialty Steel Treating Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Specialty Steel Treating Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Specialty Steel Treating Inc.'s air releases rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. Form-R facts
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75% less 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 Specialty Steel Treating Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 77% (3.6K lbs to 6.4K lbs).
Specialty Steel Treating Inc.: 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 Specialty Steel Treating Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 77% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 6.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 27.5K lbs | - |
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Specialty Steel Treating Inc.
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Fraser Manufacturing Facility, Austemper Inc, Airgas USA LLC - Roseville Mi, 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. Cornell Cookson, Vorteq Coil Finishers, Beretta USA.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Specialty Steel Treating Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (27.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Cornell Cookson, Vorteq Coil Finishers, Bear Garden Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Cornell Cookson Mountain Top, PA · Fabricated Metals 27.5K lbs reported
- Vorteq Coil Finishers Oconomowoc, WI · Fabricated Metals 27.5K lbs reported
- Bear Garden Generating Station New Canton, VA · Electric Utilities 27.5K lbs reported
- Uop LLC Baton Rouge Plant Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 27.5K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Fraser Manufacturing Facility. Specialty Steel Treating Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Specialty Steel Treating Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fraser, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332811 · Fabricated Metals. 0.6% of Macomb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cornell Cookson (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Specialty Steel Treating Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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