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.
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.
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
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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
- 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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.1M lbs.
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
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
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.
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Harsco Metals - Butler, Mountain Gathering LLC - Penn Cryo Facility, Ppc Lubricants LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC, Felman Production Inc, Nucor Steel-Berkeley.
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.
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).
- 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 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ), Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC.
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.
Use and verify this record
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
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov