EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals

Charter Steel Risingsun

Risingsun, OH · Parent: Charter Manufacturing Co Inc

Total releases
456.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
7
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Charter Steel Risingsun: how the 456.1K lbs splits

456.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 439.6K lbs 96.4%
  • Air Releases 16.5K lbs 3.6%
  • Water Discharges 30 lbs <0.1%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Charter Steel Risingsun's 456.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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

Charter Steel Risingsun is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Risingsun, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 86.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 456.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,055 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Charter Steel Risingsun is pounds #108 and chemical-count #213 at 456.1K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Poet Biorefining-Fostoria; National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials; F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds; Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC; Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St; Republic Conduit Manufacturing; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. Buffalo Inc.. Other Charter Manufacturing Co Inc sites in this extract: Charter Steel-Saukville; Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Aarrowcast Inc; Charter Dura Bar. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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Charter Steel Risingsun stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.4% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 456.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC and Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St.

#2,055 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 7.9% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Charter Steel Risingsun vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

456K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Charter Steel Risingsun: Zinc compounds-led volume

Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Charter Steel Risingsun reports the 224th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 92.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC and Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Charter Steel Risingsun's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 92.3%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Charter Steel Risingsun's total reported releases fell from 96.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Charter Steel Risingsun's air releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 683 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Charter Steel Risingsun's off-site transfers fell from 92.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Charter Steel Risingsun Form-R facts

Sector
Primary Metals
MID volume
456.1K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
7 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

Compare this facility

See how Charter Steel Risingsun stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Charter Steel Risingsun
456.1K lbs
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria
69.6K lbs

6.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Charter Steel Risingsun
7
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria
10

30% less 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 Charter Steel Risingsun releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 456.1K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 439.6K lbs (96.4%)
Air Releases 16.5K lbs (3.6%)
Water Discharges 30 lbs (<0.1%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (98.4K lbs to 86.9K lbs).

Charter Steel Risingsun: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Charter Steel Risingsun year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Zinc compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 98.4K lbs 7
2020 81.4K lbs 7
2021 93.0K lbs 7
2022 96.4K lbs 7
2023 86.9K lbs 7

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 421.2K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 16.3K lbs -
Manganese 10.1K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 4.0K lbs -
Nickel 2.8K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium 1.6K lbs -
Lead 18 lbs Carcinogen

Charter Steel Risingsun · OFFSITE-pathway site

Risingsun, OH
41.2421, -83.4202
County TRI context
Wood · 5.4% of county pounds
Parent company
Charter Manufacturing Co Inc

Compare beyond Ohio

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Charter Steel Risingsun on cumulative reported pounds (456.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Kuraray America Inc Septon Bu, U.S. Navy Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Bruce Mansfield Power Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Zinc compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Poet Biorefining-Fostoria. Charter Steel Risingsun 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.

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This Charter Steel Risingsun TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Charter Steel Risingsun totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Risingsun, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 5.4% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kuraray America Inc Septon Bu (Δ 186 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Charter Steel Risingsun stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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