EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div
Roanoke, VA · Parent: Steel Dynamics Inc
- Total releases
- 20.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div: how the 23.9K lbs splits
23.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.5K lbs 77.6%
- Water Discharges 5.0K lbs 21.0%
- Off-site Transfers 327 lbs 1.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div's 23.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 77.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 21.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Roanoke, VA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 20.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,196 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div is pounds #165 and chemical-count #14 at 20.5K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc; Associated Asphalt Roanoke LLC; Boxley Materials Company Roanoke Ready Mix Plant; Ge Drives & Controls. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Virginia: Pacific Alloy Castings; Winsert Inc; Crossroads Seamless USA LLC; Omega Castings Inc. Other Steel Dynamics Inc sites in this extract: Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div; Steel Dynamics Inc-Engineered Bar Products Div; Steel Dynamics Inc Flat Roll Group Columbus Div; Sdi Lafarga LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (77.6% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pacific Alloy Castings and Winsert Inc.
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div reports the 641st-largest volume (20.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 60.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Pacific Alloy Castings and Winsert Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 60.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div's total reported releases fell from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div's water releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 576 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div's air releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div Form-R facts
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See how Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 13% (3.9K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 3.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 4.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 4.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 3.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 870 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 271 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 246 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 206 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 190 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 58 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 44 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 25 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc, Associated Asphalt Roanoke LLC, Boxley Materials Company Roanoke Ready Mix Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Pacific Alloy Castings, Winsert Inc, Crossroads Seamless USA LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div on cumulative reported pounds (20.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Construction Products Inc, Arlon Graphics LLC, US Vanadium Benton Llc.. 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 Steel Dynamics Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Steel Dynamics Inc-Engineered Bar Products Div, Steel Dynamics Inc Flat Roll Group Columbus Div.
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Roanoke, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 7.2% of Roanoke (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Construction Products Inc (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Steel Dynamics Inc Roanoke Bar Div stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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