EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant
Lorain, OH · Parent: Republic Steel
- Total releases
- 71 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant: how the 71 lbs splits
71 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 38 lbs 54.0%
- Water Discharges 32 lbs 45.8%
- Air Releases 0 lbs 0.3%
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant's 71 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 54.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 45.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lorain, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 56 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 71 lbs in total across its 2021-2022 reporting years. That ranks 16,891 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 - Lorain Plant is pounds #1102 and chemical-count #707 at 71 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Steel Corp Tubular Div Lorain Tubular; Aviva Metals Inc; Shalmet Corp; Metokote Corp Plant 9. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Accurate Castings Inc Kingsbury Castings Div; Tenaris Ambridge; Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc. (940 Itasca); Cerro Flow Products LLC. Other Republic Steel sites in this extract: Republic Steel-Canton Plant; Republic Steel Wire Processing; Republic Steel - Massillon Plant; Republic Steel - Lackawanna. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Manganese; Chromium.
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Lorain, OH: 71 lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 54.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Accurate Castings Inc Kingsbury Castings Div and Tenaris Ambridge.
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
71 lbs 35th percentile higher than 35% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Republic Steel - Lorain Plant reports the 1,232nd-largest volume (71 lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Accurate Castings Inc Kingsbury Castings Div and Tenaris Ambridge.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Republic Steel - Lorain Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 71 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2022, total releases increased by 285% (15 lbs to 56 lbs).
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2021–2022
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Republic Steel - Lorain Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 285% from 2021 to 2022). 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 56 lbs | 2 |
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant in Lorain
Nearest TRI Facilities to Republic Steel - Lorain Plant
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including US Steel Corp Tubular Div Lorain Tubular, Aviva Metals Inc, Shalmet Corp, 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. Accurate Castings Inc Kingsbury Castings Div, Tenaris Ambridge, Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc. (940 Itasca).
Other Republic Steel Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Republic Steel-Canton Plant, Republic Steel Wire Processing, Republic Steel - Massillon Plant.
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 Lead, Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include US Steel Corp Tubular Div Lorain Tubular. Republic Steel - Lorain Plant stamps TRACE volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Republic Steel - Lorain Plant TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lorain, OH, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2021–2022 (2 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Lorain TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Accurate Castings Inc Kingsbury Castings Div (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Republic Steel - Lorain Plant stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 54.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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