EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.
Arlington, TN · Parent: Gerdau Group
- Total releases
- 62 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.: how the 62 lbs splits
62 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 62 lbs 100.0%
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.'s 62 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Arlington, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 62 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,001 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. is pounds #508 and chemical-count #420 at 62 lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Microport Orthopedics Inc; Best Block - Oakland/memphis Plant; Mmc Materials Inc - Macon Road; Tri-State Ready Mix - Plant 28. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Mma Manufacturing; Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical; Atec Steel Fabrication & Construction LLC; Ameriforge Corp (dba Texas Metal Works). Other Gerdau Group sites in this extract: Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 62 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mma Manufacturing and Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
62 lbs 35th percentile higher than 35% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. reports the 2,269th-largest volume (62 lbs). Scale peers outside Tennessee include Mma Manufacturing and Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 62 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (11 lbs to 15 lbs).
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36% from 2019 to 2023). 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 | 11 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 15 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 2 |
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Microport Orthopedics Inc, Best Block - Oakland/memphis Plant, Mmc Materials Inc - Macon Road, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Mma Manufacturing, Connecticut Plastics- DBA Paragon Medical, Atec Steel Fabrication & Construction LLC.
Other Gerdau Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill.
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, Nickel; nearby reporters include Microport Orthopedics Inc. Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Arlington, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mma Manufacturing (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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