EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility
Lancaster, PA · Parent: High Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 291.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility: how the 386.7K lbs splits
386.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 334.2K lbs 86.4%
- Air Releases 52.1K lbs 13.5%
- Water Discharges 437 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility's 386.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lancaster, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 95.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 291.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,625 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. High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility is pounds #109 and chemical-count #151 at 291.4K 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: Kalas Manufacturing Inc Lancaster Plant; Lsc Communications / Lancaster East; Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc.; J Walter Miller Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Quality Metal Finishing Co; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; South Atlantic Galvanizing; Nielsen Moulding LLC. Other High Industries Inc sites in this extract: High Concrete Group Llc-Springboro; High Steel Structures - Williamsport Facility; High Concrete Group LLC - Denver Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Toluene; Nickel; Chromium.
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.4% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 291.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Quality Metal Finishing Co and Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
291K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility reports the 190th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 75.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Quality Metal Finishing Co and Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 75.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility's total reported releases fell from 82.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility's air releases fell from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 206 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility's water releases fell from 259 lb in 2022 to 34 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.8× more than the comparison
75% 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 High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 386.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 12% (108.6K lbs to 95.3K lbs).
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 108.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 11.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 12.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 82.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 75.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 95.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 290.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 36.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 22.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 21.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 201 lbs | Carcinogen |
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Kalas Manufacturing Inc Lancaster Plant, Lsc Communications / Lancaster East, Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Quality Metal Finishing Co, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, South Atlantic Galvanizing.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility on cumulative reported pounds (291.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Novozymes Na Inc, Greenville Tube Co LLC, Design Concepts/marine Concepts. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Novozymes Na Inc Franklinton, NC · Chemicals 291.4K lbs reported
- Greenville Tube Co LLC Clarksville, AR · Primary Metals 291.3K lbs reported
- Design Concepts/marine Concepts Sarasota, FL · Transportation Equipment 291.3K lbs reported
- Quality Metal Finishing Co Byron, IL · Fabricated Metals 291.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other High Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including High Concrete Group Llc-Springboro, High Steel Structures - Williamsport Facility, High Concrete Group LLC - Denver Facility.
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, Toluene, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Kalas Manufacturing Inc Lancaster Plant. High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility 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 High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lancaster, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 4.3% of Lancaster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Novozymes Na Inc (Δ 58 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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