EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP
Midlothian, TX · Parent: Gerdau USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 94.8%
- Air Releases 40.7K lbs 3.6%
- Water Discharges 18.7K lbs 1.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Midlothian, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 159.0K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,209 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP is pounds #131 and chemical-count #162 at 1.1M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Martin Marietta North Texas Cement LLC; Mm-Midlothian Railport Ready Mix; Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site; Qualico Steel Co Inc Texas Div. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc; Webco Industries Inc. Star Center Tube; Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility. Other Gerdau USA Inc sites in this extract: Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill; Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill; Gerdau Wilton; Gerdau Long Steel Na-Charlotte Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Compare Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Martin Marietta North Texas Cement LLC Midlothian · 1.0M lbs
- Mm-Midlothian Railport Ready Mix Midlothian · 0 lbs
- Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site Midlothian · 46.0K lbs
- Qualico Steel Co Inc Texas Div Midlothian · 971 lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc (TN) · Webco Industries Inc. Star Center Tube (OK) · Befesa Zinc US Inc. (TN)
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.8% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc and Webco Industries Inc. Star Center Tube.
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP reports the 135th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc and Webco Industries Inc. Star Center Tube.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP's total reported releases rose from 134.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 159.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP's water releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP's off-site transfers rose from 124.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 143.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP's air releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 72% (558.7K lbs to 159.0K lbs).
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 72% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 558.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 125.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 159.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 134.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 159.0K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 617.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 424.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 63.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 7.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 5.8K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 726 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 665 lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 165 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Martin Marietta North Texas Cement LLC, Mm-Midlothian Railport Ready Mix, Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc, Webco Industries Inc. Star Center Tube, Befesa Zinc US Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include George's Chicken LLC, Fca US Jefferson North Assembly Plant, Skier's Choice Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Gerdau USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill, Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill, Gerdau Wilton.
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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Martin Marietta North Texas Cement LLC. Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP stamps HEAVY 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 Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Midlothian, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 19.7% of Ellis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: George's Chicken LLC (Δ 1.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead And Lead Compounds. 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