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).
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.
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
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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
- 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
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See how Charter Steel Risingsun stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.5× more than the comparison
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.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Charter Steel Risingsun
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Poet Biorefining-Fostoria, National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials, F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC, Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St, Republic Conduit Manufacturing.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Kuraray America Inc Septon Bu Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 455.9K lbs reported
- U.S. Navy Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA · Other 455.7K lbs reported
- Bruce Mansfield Power Plant Shippingport, PA · Electric Utilities 455.7K lbs reported
- Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC Midland, PA · Primary Metals 455.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Charter Manufacturing Co Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Charter Steel-Saukville, Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc., Aarrowcast Inc.
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.
Use and verify this record
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