EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Republic Steel-Canton Plant
Canton, OH · Parent: Republic Steel
- Total releases
- 586.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Republic Steel-Canton Plant: how the 586.1K lbs splits
586.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 504.4K lbs 86.1%
- Air Releases 61.2K lbs 10.4%
- Water Discharges 20.5K lbs 3.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Republic Steel-Canton Plant's 586.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.4%. 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
Republic Steel-Canton Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Canton, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 13.3K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 586.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,765 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. Republic Steel-Canton Plant is pounds #92 and chemical-count #66 at 586.1K 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: United Rolls Inc; Fresh Mark Canton; Hydrodec of N.a. LLC; Canton Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Chicago Heights Steel; Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council; Neenah Foundry Co; Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.. Other Republic Steel sites in this extract: Republic Steel Wire Processing; Republic Steel - Massillon Plant; Republic Steel - Lackawanna; Republic Steel - Lorain Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel.
Republic Steel-Canton Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.1% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 586.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chicago Heights Steel and Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council.
Republic Steel-Canton Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
586K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Republic Steel-Canton Plant in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Republic Steel-Canton Plant reports the 195th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include Chicago Heights Steel and Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Republic Steel-Canton Plant's total reported releases fell from 38.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Steel-Canton Plant's off-site transfers fell from 19.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Steel-Canton Plant's air releases fell from 15.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Steel-Canton Plant's water releases fell from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Republic Steel-Canton Plant Form-R facts
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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 Republic Steel-Canton Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 586.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (120.7K lbs to 13.3K lbs).
Republic Steel-Canton Plant: 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 Republic Steel-Canton Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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 | 120.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 121.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 292.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 38.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 13.3K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 286.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 101.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 81.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 37.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 28.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 18.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 16.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 884 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 191 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 4 lbs | - |
Republic Steel-Canton Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Republic Steel-Canton Plant
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including United Rolls Inc, Fresh Mark Canton, Hydrodec of N.a. LLC, 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. Chicago Heights Steel, Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council, Neenah Foundry Co.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Republic Steel-Canton Plant on cumulative reported pounds (586.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility, American Crystal Sugar Co, Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility Tulsa, OK · Petroleum 586.2K lbs reported
- American Crystal Sugar Co Hillsboro, ND · Food 586.2K lbs reported
- Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant Texas City, TX · Chemicals 586.6K lbs reported
- Allied Power Group Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 585.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Republic Steel Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Republic Steel Wire Processing, Republic Steel - Massillon Plant, Republic Steel - Lackawanna.
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 compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel; nearby reporters include United Rolls Inc. Republic Steel-Canton Plant 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 Republic Steel-Canton Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Republic Steel-Canton Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Canton, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 2.7% of Stark TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility (Δ 54 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Republic Steel-Canton Plant 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