EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Union Electric Steel Corp
Burgettstown, PA · Parent: Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp
- Total releases
- 821.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Union Electric Steel Corp: how the 869.9K lbs splits
869.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 868.6K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 116 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Union Electric Steel Corp's 869.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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 TRACE-CARC
Union Electric Steel Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Burgettstown, PA, in the machinery sector. It reported 48.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 821.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,464 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 #44 and chemical-count #302 at 821.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Langeloth Metallurgical Co; Harmon Creek Gas Plant; Etc Northeast Pipeline LLC Revolution Cryogenic Plant; Reaxis Inc. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Pennsylvania: Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs; Oregon Tool Inc.; Caterpillar Reman Div; The Lincoln Electric Co. 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; Manganese; Lead; Nickel.
Union Electric Steel Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 821.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs and Oregon Tool Inc..
Union Electric Steel Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
821K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Union Electric Steel Corp inside Washington's TRI pounds
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Union Electric Steel Corp reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 38.3% of every pound reported in Washington. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 73.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs and Oregon Tool Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Washington's reported pounds (2.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Union Electric Steel Corp's total reported releases rose from 39.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Electric Steel Corp's off-site transfers rose from 39.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Union Electric Steel Corp Form-R facts
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See how Union Electric Steel Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
52.1× more than the comparison
69% 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: 869.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 87% (374.0K lbs to 48.9K lbs).
Union Electric Steel Corp: 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 Union Electric Steel Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 87% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 374.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 326.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 40.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 39.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 41.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 48.9K lbs | 4 |
Union Electric Steel Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Union Electric Steel Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Langeloth Metallurgical Co, Harmon Creek Gas Plant, Etc Northeast Pipeline LLC Revolution Cryogenic Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs, Oregon Tool Inc., Caterpillar Reman Div.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Union Electric Steel Corp on cumulative reported pounds (821.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Durez Corp, Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (agp), Sk Battery America Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Union Electric Steel Corp, Union Electric Steel Corp, Union Electric Steel 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, Manganese, Lead, Nickel; nearby reporters include Langeloth Metallurgical Co. Union Electric Steel Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Union Electric Steel Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · 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 Burgettstown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 333519 · Machinery. 38.3% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Durez Corp (Δ 469 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Union Electric Steel Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov