EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Northern Foundry
Hibbing, MN · Parent: Metal Technologies Inc
- Total releases
- 787 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Northern Foundry: how the 787 lbs splits
787 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 764 lbs 97.0%
- Air Releases 23 lbs 3.0%
Northern Foundry's 787 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Northern Foundry is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hibbing, MN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 184 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 787 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,193 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. Northern Foundry is pounds #300 and chemical-count #385 at 787 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hibbing Renewable Energy Center; Irathane Systems-Minnesota LLC; L&m Radiator Inc; CAST7 LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Minnesota: Saginaw Metal Casting Operations; Monett Metals Inc; International Wire Group-Omega Wire Facility; Signicast LLC. Other Metal Technologies Inc sites in this extract: Metal Technologies Inc. Ravenna Ductile Iron; Metal Technologies Auburn LLC; Metal Technologies Inc Three Rivers Gray Iron. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Northern Foundry stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 787 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saginaw Metal Casting Operations and Monett Metals Inc.
Northern Foundry vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
787 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Northern Foundry in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Northern Foundry reports the 1,040th-largest volume (787 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Saginaw Metal Casting Operations and Monett Metals Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Northern Foundry's total reported releases rose from 159 lb in 2022 to 184 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Northern Foundry's off-site transfers rose from 151 lb in 2022 to 177 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Northern Foundry Form-R facts
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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 Northern Foundry releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 787 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (145 lbs to 184 lbs).
Northern Foundry: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Northern Foundry year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 145 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 126 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 175 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 159 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 184 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 787 lbs | Carcinogen |
Northern Foundry · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Northern Foundry
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Hibbing Renewable Energy Center, Irathane Systems-Minnesota LLC, L&m Radiator Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Saginaw Metal Casting Operations, Monett Metals Inc, International Wire Group-Omega Wire Facility.
Other Metal Technologies Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Metal Technologies Inc. Ravenna Ductile Iron, Metal Technologies Auburn LLC, Metal Technologies Inc Three Rivers Gray Iron.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include Hibbing Renewable Energy Center. Northern Foundry stamps TRACE 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 Northern Foundry TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Northern Foundry totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hibbing, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of St. Louis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Weidmuller (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Northern Foundry stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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