EPA TRI Facility · Machinery

Union Electric Steel Corp

Erie, PA · Parent: Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp

Total releases
26 lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Union Electric Steel Corp: how the 33 lbs splits

33 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 33 lbs 100.0%

Union Electric Steel Corp's 33 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.

TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID

Union Electric Steel Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Erie, PA, in the machinery sector. It reported 7 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 26 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 17,763 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. Union Electric Steel Corp is pounds #886 and chemical-count #550 at 26 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Klein Plating Works Inc; Erie Forge & Steel Inc; Erie Strayer; Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc.. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Pennsylvania: Dz Grinders LLC; C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas; Siemens Energy Inc.. Other Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp sites in this extract: Union Electric Steel Corp; Union Electric Steel Corp; Union Electric Steel Corp; Buffalo Pumps Div of Air & Liquid Systems Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Lead; Nickel.

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Union Electric Steel Corp stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dz Grinders LLC and C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co. Inc..

#17,763 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Union Electric Steel Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

26 lbs 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

Union Electric Steel Corp in the Machinery sector extract

Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Union Electric Steel Corp reports the 749th-largest volume (26 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Dz Grinders LLC and C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co. Inc..

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Union Electric Steel Corp Form-R facts

Sector
Machinery
TRACE volume
26 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-MID chem count
3 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Chromium

Compare this facility

See how Union Electric Steel Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Union Electric Steel Corp
26 lbs
Klein Plating Works Inc
66.7K lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Union Electric Steel Corp
3
Klein Plating Works Inc
5

40% less 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 Union Electric Steel Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 33 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 33 lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 47% (5 lbs to 7 lbs).

Union Electric Steel Corp: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Union Electric Steel Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 47% 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: Chromium.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 5 lbs 3
2020 4 lbs 3
2021 5 lbs 3
2022 4 lbs 3
2023 8 lbs 3
2024 7 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium 25 lbs -
Lead 6 lbs Carcinogen
Nickel 2 lbs Carcinogen

Union Electric Steel Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site

Erie, PA
42.1065, -80.1135
County TRI context
Erie · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp

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 Chromium, Lead, Nickel; nearby reporters include Klein Plating Works Inc. Union Electric Steel Corp stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Union Electric Steel Corp TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Union Electric Steel Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Erie, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 333519 · Machinery. 0.0% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Union Electric Steel Corp stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium. 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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