EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Itw Bedford Wire
Bedford Heights, OH · Parent: Illinois Tool Works Inc
- Total releases
- 203.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Itw Bedford Wire: how the 203.5K lbs splits
203.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 201.1K lbs 98.8%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 1.2%
Itw Bedford Wire's 203.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.2%. 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 CARC-LEAN
Itw Bedford Wire is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford Heights, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 36.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 203.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,218 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. Itw Bedford Wire is pounds #187 and chemical-count #174 at 203.5K 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: Sherwin-Williams Co; Pengg Wmc LLC; Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc; Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Southern Cast Products Inc; Pace Industries Inc; American Foam Cast; Alleima Precision Tube. Other Illinois Tool Works Inc sites in this extract: Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div; Paslode Pontotoc; Itw Specialty Films; Itw Sexton Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Itw Bedford Wire stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.8% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 203.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southern Cast Products Inc and Pace Industries Inc.
Itw Bedford Wire vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
203K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Itw Bedford Wire: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Itw Bedford Wire reports the 305th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 83.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Southern Cast Products Inc and Pace Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Itw Bedford Wire's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 83.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Itw Bedford Wire's total reported releases rose from 32.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itw Bedford Wire's off-site transfers rose from 32.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itw Bedford Wire's air releases rose from 402 lb in 2022 to 420 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Itw Bedford Wire Form-R facts
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See how Itw Bedford Wire stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Itw Bedford Wire releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 203.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (24.6K lbs to 36.4K lbs).
Itw Bedford Wire: 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 Itw Bedford Wire year-over-year reported totals (increased by 48% 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 | 24.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 24.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 85.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 32.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 36.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 169.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 12.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 10.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 6.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 479 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 0 lbs | - |
Itw Bedford Wire · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Itw Bedford Wire
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Sherwin-Williams Co, Pengg Wmc LLC, Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc, 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. Southern Cast Products Inc, Pace Industries Inc, American Foam Cast.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Itw Bedford Wire on cumulative reported pounds (203.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC, Nashville Wire Products, Idaho Forest Group Grangeville Facility. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Menomonee Falls, WI · Hazardous Waste 203.6K lbs reported
- Nashville Wire Products Nashville, TN · Fabricated Metals 203.6K lbs reported
- Idaho Forest Group Grangeville Facility Grangeville, ID · Wood Products 203.7K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Inc. Starke, FL · Food 203.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Illinois Tool Works Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div, Paslode Pontotoc, Itw Specialty Films.
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Manganese, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Sherwin-Williams Co. Itw Bedford Wire stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Itw Bedford Wire TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Itw Bedford Wire totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford Heights, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.5% of Cuyahoga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC (Δ 93 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Itw Bedford Wire stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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