EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc
Auburn, NY · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 421.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc: how the 493.3K lbs splits
493.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 489.8K lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 3.2K lbs 0.6%
- Water Discharges 292 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc's 493.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Auburn, NY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 72.1K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2024, and 421.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,167 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Nucor Steel Auburn Inc is pounds #40 and chemical-count #11 at 421.2K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 35; Xylem Water Systems USA LLC; Bcs Access Systems US LLC; Baxter International Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New York: Cc Metals & Alloys LLC; Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant; Salem Tube Inc.; Novelis Alr Rolled Products Inc. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 14 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 421.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cc Metals & Alloys LLC and Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant.
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
421K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc inside Cayuga's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Steel Auburn Inc reports the 232nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.3% of every pound reported in Cayuga. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 77.6% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Cc Metals & Alloys LLC and Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cayuga's reported pounds (424.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Steel Auburn Inc's total reported releases fell from 143.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Auburn Inc's water releases rose from 20 lb in 2022 to 46 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Auburn Inc's off-site transfers fell from 142.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc Form-R facts
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See how Nucor Steel Auburn Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Nucor Steel Auburn Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 493.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 23% (58.5K lbs to 72.1K lbs).
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Nucor Steel Auburn Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 28.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 123.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 143.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 67.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2024 | 72.1K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 383.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 45.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 26.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 17.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 433 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 265 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 65 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
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Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Steel Auburn Inc on cumulative reported pounds (421.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant, Masterbrand Cabinets LLC, Akwel Cadillac USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant Clatskanie, OR · Electric Utilities 421.4K lbs reported
- Masterbrand Cabinets LLC Sioux Falls, SD · Furniture 421.0K lbs reported
- Akwel Cadillac USA Inc. Cadillac, MI · Plastics and Rubber 421.5K lbs reported
- Cleanpart South Richardson, TX · Fabricated Metals 420.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Shell New Haven Terminal New Haven, CT · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 14 chemicals
- Chambers Cogeneration L.P. Penns Grove, NJ · Electric Utilities 14 chemicals
- Avantor Performance Materials Phillipsburg, NJ · Chemicals 14 chemicals
- Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC Springdale, PA · Electric Utilities 14 chemicals
Other Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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 Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 35. Nucor Steel Auburn Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nucor Steel Auburn Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Auburn, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 99.3% of Cayuga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant (Δ 156 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese compounds. 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