EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Ellwood Quality Steels Co
New Castle, PA · Parent: Ellwood Group Inc
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ellwood Quality Steels Co: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.8M lbs 98.0%
- Air Releases 37.7K lbs 2.0%
- Water Discharges 40 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ellwood Quality Steels Co's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Ellwood Quality Steels Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Castle, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 381.7K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,043 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. Ellwood Quality Steels Co is pounds #32 and chemical-count #110 at 1.5M 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: North American Forgemasters; Ellwood Mill Products; Ellwood Remelt Steel; Bpi Inc New Castle Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Blue Diamond Steel Casting,inc.; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Pcc Structurals Lpc Titanium Business Ops. Other Ellwood Group Inc sites in this extract: Ellwood National Forge Co; Ellwood Remelt Steel; Ellwood Crankshaft Group Sharon Forge; Ellwood Crankshaft & Machine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Zinc (fume or dust); Manganese compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Ellwood Quality Steels Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.0% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Real Alloy Recycling LLC and Blue Diamond Steel Casting,inc..
Ellwood Quality Steels Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ellwood Quality Steels Co in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Ellwood Quality Steels Co reports the 124th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Real Alloy Recycling LLC and Blue Diamond Steel Casting,inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ellwood Quality Steels Co's total reported releases fell from 486.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 455.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ellwood Quality Steels Co's air releases fell from 8.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ellwood Quality Steels Co's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ellwood Quality Steels Co's off-site transfers fell from 477.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 448.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ellwood Quality Steels Co Form-R facts
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See how Ellwood Quality Steels Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2805.7× more than the comparison
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 Ellwood Quality Steels Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 155% (150.0K lbs to 381.7K lbs).
Ellwood Quality Steels Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Ellwood Quality Steels Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 155% 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 And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 150.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 190.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 183.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 486.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 455.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 381.7K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 997.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 324.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 281.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 89.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 67.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 24.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 18.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 10.6K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 166 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ellwood Quality Steels Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ellwood Quality Steels Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including North American Forgemasters, Ellwood Mill Products, Ellwood Remelt Steel, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Real Alloy Recycling LLC, Blue Diamond Steel Casting,inc., Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ellwood Quality Steels Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant, Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex, Waste Control Specialists LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant Trenton, MI · Electric Utilities 1.5M lbs reported
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 1.5M lbs reported
- Waste Control Specialists LLC Andrews, TX · Hazardous Waste 1.5M lbs reported
- Lsc Communications / Warsaw Warsaw, IN · Printing 1.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Ellwood Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ellwood National Forge Co, Ellwood Remelt Steel, Ellwood Crankshaft Group Sharon Forge.
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 And Manganese Compounds, Zinc (fume or dust), Manganese compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include North American Forgemasters. Ellwood Quality Steels Co stamps HEAVY 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 Ellwood Quality Steels Co TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ellwood Quality Steels Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Castle, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 12.2% of Lawrence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant (Δ 629 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ellwood Quality Steels Co stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And 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