EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works

Butler, PA · Parent: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Total releases
12.8M lbs
Chemicals reported
12
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works: how the 15.1M lbs splits

15.1M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 11.0M lbs 72.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 4.1M lbs 26.9%
  • Air Releases 80.0K lbs 0.5%
  • Water Discharges 11.3K lbs 0.1%

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works's 15.1M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 72.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese 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.

HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Butler, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.3M lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2024, and 12.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 156 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works is pounds #4 and chemical-count #58 at 12.8M lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harsco Metals - Butler; Mountain Gathering LLC - Penn Cryo Facility; Ppc Lubricants LLC; Bear Metallurgical Co. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC; Felman Production Inc; Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Ssab Iowa Inc.. Other Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sites in this extract: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ); Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds; Nickel compounds.

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Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (72.5% land disposal) across 12 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.8M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC and Felman Production Inc.

#156 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.6% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

13M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works inside Butler's TRI pounds

Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works reports the 23rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 84.3% of every pound reported in Butler. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC and Felman Production Inc.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Butler's reported pounds (15.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works's total reported releases fell from 3.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works's air releases fell from 18.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works's land releases fell from 2.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works's off-site transfers fell from 868.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 705.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works Form-R facts

Sector
Primary Metals
HEAVY volume
12.8M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
12 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Manganese compounds

Compare this facility

See how Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works
12.8M lbs
Harsco Metals - Butler
1.8K lbs

7034.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works
12
Harsco Metals - Butler
8

50% more than the comparison

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 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.1M lbs.

Land Disposal 11.0M lbs (72.5%)
Off-site Transfers 4.1M lbs (26.9%)
Air Releases 80.0K lbs (0.5%)
Water Discharges 11.3K lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 9% (2.6M lbs to 2.3M lbs).

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Manganese compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.6M lbs 12
2020 2.0M lbs 11
2021 2.5M lbs 12
2022 3.3M lbs 12
2023 2.5M lbs 12
2024 2.3M lbs 11

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Manganese compounds 6.3M lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 4.1M lbs -
Zinc compounds 3.1M lbs -
Nickel compounds 921.2K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 325.1K lbs -
Molybdenum trioxide 218.2K lbs Carcinogen
Vanadium compounds 64.1K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 44.2K lbs -
Lead compounds 31.2K lbs -
Cobalt compounds 21.3K lbs Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 292 lbs -
Certain glycol ethers 0 lbs -

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works · LAND-pathway site

Butler, PA
40.8311, -79.9242
County TRI context
Butler · 84.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Compare beyond Pennsylvania

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works on cumulative reported pounds (12.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Nystar - Young Mine & Mill, Graphic Packaging International LLC, Eunice Gas 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.

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 Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Harsco Metals - Butler. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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.

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This Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Butler, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 84.3% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nystar - Young Mine & Mill (Δ 94.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese 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
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