EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Truenorth Steel
West Fargo, ND
- Total releases
- 15.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Truenorth Steel: how the 15.8K lbs splits
15.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.8K lbs 100.0%
Truenorth Steel's 15.8K 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: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Truenorth Steel is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Fargo, ND, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 15.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023. That ranks 8,786 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cargill Inc; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC West Fargo; Strata Concrete West Fargo; Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside North Dakota: Edco Products Inc; US Department of the Treasury US Mint Denver; Schlosser Forge Co; Lippert Components Inc Plant 28. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Truenorth Steel stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.8K lbs (2023–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Edco Products Inc and US Department of the Treasury US Mint Denver.
Truenorth Steel vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Truenorth Steel: Styrene-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Truenorth Steel reports the 1,042nd-largest volume (15.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Edco Products Inc and US Department of the Treasury US Mint Denver.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Truenorth Steel's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Truenorth Steel Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Truenorth Steel releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.8K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 15.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Truenorth Steel · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Truenorth Steel
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Cargill Inc, Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC West Fargo, Strata Concrete West Fargo, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Edco Products Inc, US Department of the Treasury US Mint Denver, Schlosser Forge Co.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Truenorth Steel on cumulative reported pounds (15.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Glen-Gery Corp Mid Atla Ntic Plant, Langeloth Metallurgical Co, Mb Sports. 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.
- Glen-Gery Corp Mid Atla Ntic Plant Shoemakersville, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 15.8K lbs reported
- Langeloth Metallurgical Co Langeloth, PA · Primary Metals 15.8K lbs reported
- Mb Sports Atwater, CA · Transportation Equipment 15.8K lbs reported
- Edco Products Inc Hopkins, MN · Fabricated Metals 15.8K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Cargill Inc. Truenorth Steel stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Truenorth Steel TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Truenorth Steel totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Fargo, ND, latest year 2023. NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 2.0% of Cass TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Glen-Gery Corp Mid Atla Ntic Plant (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Truenorth Steel stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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