EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Superior Forge & Steel Corp
Lima, OH
- Total releases
- 218.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Superior Forge & Steel Corp: how the 218.5K lbs splits
218.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 218.3K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 228 lbs 0.1%
Superior Forge & Steel Corp's 218.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
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
Superior Forge & Steel Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lima, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 48.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 218.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,091 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. Superior Forge & Steel Corp is pounds #179 and chemical-count #323 at 218.5K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc; Isp Lima LLC; Lima Refining Co; U S Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC; Maynard Steel Casting Co; Atlas Tube- Plymouth Plant; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Chromium; Nickel; Lead.
Superior Forge & Steel Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 218.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC and Maynard Steel Casting Co.
Superior Forge & Steel Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
219K 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
Superior Forge & Steel Corp: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Superior Forge & Steel Corp reports the 293rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) alone is 95.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC and Maynard Steel Casting Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Superior Forge & Steel Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) at 95.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Superior Forge & Steel Corp's total reported releases fell from 65.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Superior Forge & Steel Corp's off-site transfers fell from 65.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Superior Forge & Steel Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Superior Forge & Steel Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 218.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 77% (27.1K lbs to 48.0K lbs).
Superior Forge & Steel Corp: 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 Superior Forge & Steel Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 77% 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: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 13.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 64.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 65.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 48.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 209.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 654 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 323 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 14 lbs | Carcinogen |
Superior Forge & Steel Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc, Isp Lima LLC, Lima Refining Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC, Maynard Steel Casting Co, Atlas Tube- Plymouth Plant.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Superior Forge & Steel Corp on cumulative reported pounds (218.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Barnes Aerospace Ogden Div, Flexsys America LP, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Barnes Aerospace Ogden Div Ogden, UT · Transportation Equipment 218.5K lbs reported
- Flexsys America LP Monongahela, PA · Chemicals 218.6K lbs reported
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off Trenton, SC · Plastics and Rubber 218.4K lbs reported
- Oldcastle Infrastructure Sweetwater, TN · Plastics and Rubber 218.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Chromium, Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc. Superior Forge & Steel Corp 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 Superior Forge & Steel Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Superior Forge & Steel Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lima, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 0.4% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Barnes Aerospace Ogden Div (Δ 38 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Superior Forge & Steel Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms). 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