EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
The Lincoln Electric Co
Mentor, OH · Parent: The Lincoln Electric Co
- Total releases
- 913.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
The Lincoln Electric Co: how the 913.1K lbs splits
913.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 912.6K lbs 99.9%
- Water Discharges 420 lbs <0.1%
- Air Releases 134 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
The Lincoln Electric Co's 913.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper 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
The Lincoln Electric Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mentor, OH, in the machinery sector. It reported 190.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 913.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,380 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. The Lincoln Electric Co is pounds #72 and chemical-count #162 at 913.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: De Nora Tech; Steris Distribution Center; Aco Inc; Eye Lighting International of Na Inc.. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Ohio: Caterpillar Reman Div; John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry; Doosan Turbomachinery Services; Union Electric Steel Corp. Other The Lincoln Electric Co sites in this extract: The Lincoln Electric Co; Harris Products Group; Harris Products Group; Weartech International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Manganese; Nickel; Aluminum (fume or dust).
The Lincoln Electric Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 913.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Caterpillar Reman Div and John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry.
The Lincoln Electric Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
913K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Lincoln Electric Co: Copper compounds-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, The Lincoln Electric Co reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper compounds alone is 94.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Caterpillar Reman Div and John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry.
Concentrated means ≥60% of The Lincoln Electric Co's pounds in one chemical - here Copper compounds at 94.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Lincoln Electric Co's total reported releases rose from 109.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 190.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Lincoln Electric Co's off-site transfers rose from 109.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 190.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Lincoln Electric Co's water releases rose from 72 lb in 2022 to 83 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Lincoln Electric Co's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Lincoln Electric Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Lincoln Electric Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 913.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (201.6K lbs to 190.2K lbs).
The Lincoln Electric Co: 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 The Lincoln Electric Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Copper compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 201.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 202.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 210.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 109.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 190.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper compounds | 860.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 27.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 17.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 7.0K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Lithium carbonate | 3 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
The Lincoln Electric Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Caterpillar Reman Div, John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry, Doosan Turbomachinery Services.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Lincoln Electric Co on cumulative reported pounds (913.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Rmf - Roy Metal Finishing, Better Way Products, Encapsys LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Lincoln Electric Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Lincoln Electric Co, Harris Products Group, Harris Products Group.
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 Copper compounds, Manganese, Nickel, Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include De Nora Tech. The Lincoln Electric Co 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 The Lincoln Electric Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Lincoln Electric Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mentor, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333992 · Machinery. 18.2% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rmf - Roy Metal Finishing (Δ 168 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Lincoln Electric Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper 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