EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc
Midland, PA · Parent: Whemco Inc
- Total releases
- 69.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc: how the 75.5K lbs splits
75.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 68.4K lbs 90.6%
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 9.3%
- Water Discharges 82 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc's 75.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.3%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Midland, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 6.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 69.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,392 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. Whemco-Steel Castings Inc is pounds #216 and chemical-count #245 at 69.3K 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: Valmont Pittsburgh Galvanizing; Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC; Mplx Terminals LLC - Midland Pa Terminal; Bruce Mansfield Power Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Allison Transmissions Inc; New Castle Stainless Plate LLC; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Miller Castings Inc.. Other Whemco Inc sites in this extract: Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc; Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc; Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp; United Rolls Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel; Molybdenum trioxide.
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.6% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allison Transmissions Inc and New Castle Stainless Plate LLC.
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Whemco-Steel Castings Inc reports the 462nd-largest volume (69.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 72.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Allison Transmissions Inc and New Castle Stainless Plate LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Whemco-Steel Castings Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 72.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Whemco-Steel Castings Inc's total reported releases fell from 15.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whemco-Steel Castings Inc's off-site transfers fell from 15.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whemco-Steel Castings Inc's air releases fell from 626 lb in 2022 to 580 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Whemco-Steel Castings Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 75.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 57% (14.1K lbs to 6.2K lbs).
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Whemco-Steel Castings Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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 | 14.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 14.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 12.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 15.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 12.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 6.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 54.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 551 lbs | - |
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Whemco-Steel Castings Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Valmont Pittsburgh Galvanizing, Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless LLC, Mplx Terminals LLC - Midland Pa Terminal, 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. Allison Transmissions Inc, New Castle Stainless Plate LLC, Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Whemco-Steel Castings Inc on cumulative reported pounds (69.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Nashville Wire Products, Quietflex Manufacturing Co LP, National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Nashville Wire Products Frankfort, KY · Fabricated Metals 69.3K lbs reported
- Quietflex Manufacturing Co LP Jersey Village, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 69.3K lbs reported
- National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials Fostoria, OH · Electrical Equipment 69.4K lbs reported
- Astemo Americas Inc. Sunbury, OH · Transportation Equipment 69.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Whemco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc, Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc, Lehigh Heavy Forge 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 Manganese, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel, Molybdenum trioxide; nearby reporters include Valmont Pittsburgh Galvanizing. Whemco-Steel Castings Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Whemco-Steel Castings Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Midland, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 1.4% of Beaver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nashville Wire Products (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Whemco-Steel Castings Inc stamps LIGHT 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