EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc
Duluth, MN · Parent: Gerdau USA Inc
- Total releases
- 6 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc: how the 6 lbs splits
6 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6 lbs 100.0%
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc's 6 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Duluth, MN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2022, and 6 lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 18,888 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc is pounds #410 and chemical-count #217 at 6 lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Altec Industries Inc.; Compass Minerals America Inc; Hibbard Renewable Energy Center; Duluth Paper Mill. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Minnesota: Fine Quality Metal Finishing Inc; Ellwood Ohio Machine; Sabre Industries 36TH Street; Tosoh Smd Inc.. Other Gerdau USA Inc sites in this extract: Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill; Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP; Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill; Gerdau Wilton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead And Lead Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6 lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fine Quality Metal Finishing Inc and Ellwood Ohio Machine.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6 lbs 27th percentile higher than 27% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc reports the 2,581st-largest volume (6 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Fine Quality Metal Finishing Inc and Ellwood Ohio Machine.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc Form-R facts
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95% less than the comparison
3.0× 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 Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 10% (1 lbs to 2 lbs).
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Altec Industries Inc., Compass Minerals America Inc, Hibbard Renewable Energy Center, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Fine Quality Metal Finishing Inc, Ellwood Ohio Machine, Sabre Industries 36TH Street.
Other Gerdau USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill, Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP, Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill.
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead And Lead Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Altec Industries Inc.. Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Duluth, MN, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 332111 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of St. Louis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oshkosh Aerotech (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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