EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC
Cleveland, OH · Parent: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
- Total releases
- 31.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC: how the 31.2M lbs splits
31.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 21.9M lbs 70.2%
- Off-site Transfers 8.8M lbs 28.3%
- Air Releases 252.7K lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 208.5K lbs 0.7%
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC's 31.2M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 70.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 28.3%. 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 7.6M lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 31.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 60 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. Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC is pounds #2 and chemical-count #23 at 31.2M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Steel Warehouse of Ohio; Worthington Samuel Coil Processing; Steel Warehouse of Ohio LLC; Stein LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC; US Magnesium LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; North American Stainless. Other Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sites in this extract: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ); Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (70.2% land disposal) across 22 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC and US Magnesium LLC.
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC inside Cuyahoga's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC reports the 11th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 73.2% of every pound reported in Cuyahoga. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 74.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC and US Magnesium LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cuyahoga's reported pounds (42.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC's total reported releases rose from 5.2 million lb in 2022 to 7.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC's water releases fell from 46.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC's land releases rose from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 5.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC's air releases rose from 49.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 58.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 17% (6.5M lbs to 7.6M lbs).
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 17% 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 | 6.5M lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 5.4M lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 6.5M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 5.2M lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 7.6M lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC · LAND-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC, US Magnesium LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC on cumulative reported pounds (31.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Brushy Creek Mine/mill, Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC, Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania 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).
Other Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ), Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Steel Warehouse of Ohio. Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 73.2% of Cuyahoga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gavin Power LLC (Δ 346.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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