EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont
Conover, NC · Parent: Cleveland-Cliffs Investments Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont: how the 3.5K lbs splits
3.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.5K lbs 100.0%
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont's 3.5K 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: Manganese.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Conover, NC, in the machinery sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 3.5K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,834 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont is pounds #380 and chemical-count #57 at 3.5K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carpenter Co.; Millwork & Panel LLC; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Armacell Engineered Foams. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside North Carolina: Carrier Vibrating Equipment; Spx Cooling Technologies; Ge Transportation Grove City Ux Plant; National Refrigeration & A/c Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Aluminum (fume or dust); Antimony; Chromium.
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carrier Vibrating Equipment and Spx Cooling Technologies.
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont reports the 282nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Carrier Vibrating Equipment and Spx Cooling Technologies.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont's total reported releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont's air releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (1.7K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% from 2022 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
| Antimony | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mixture | 0 lbs | - |
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Carpenter Co., Millwork & Panel LLC, Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Spx Cooling Technologies, Ge Transportation Grove City Ux Plant.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Dsm Biomedical, Nautique Boat Co Inc., Coastal Chemical Co. LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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, Aluminum (fume or dust), Antimony, Chromium; nearby reporters include Carpenter Co.. Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont 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 Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Conover, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 333517 · Machinery. 0.0% of Catawba TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Coastal Chemical Co. LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese. 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