EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
North Star Casteel Products Inc
Seattle, WA
- Total releases
- 16.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
North Star Casteel Products Inc: how the 16.8K lbs splits
16.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.7K lbs 81.4%
- Air Releases 3.1K lbs 18.6%
North Star Casteel Products Inc's 16.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
North Star Casteel Products Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seattle, WA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 16.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,643 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. North Star Casteel Products Inc is pounds #127 and chemical-count #91 at 16.8K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alaskan Copper Works; Northwest Castings; Ash Grove Cement Co.; Seacast Seattle. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Washington: Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry; Vermont Foundry Co; Coleman Cable LLC; Grede Holdings LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
North Star Casteel Products Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry and Vermont Foundry Co.
North Star Casteel Products Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
North Star Casteel Products Inc: Manganese compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, North Star Casteel Products Inc reports the 668th-largest volume (16.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 68.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry and Vermont Foundry Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of North Star Casteel Products Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese compounds at 68.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- North Star Casteel Products Inc's total reported releases rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- North Star Casteel Products Inc's off-site transfers rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- North Star Casteel Products Inc's air releases rose from 618 lb in 2022 to 629 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
North Star Casteel Products Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How North Star Casteel Products Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (3.5K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
North Star Casteel Products Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows North Star Casteel Products Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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 compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 464 lbs | - |
North Star Casteel Products Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Washington - including Alaskan Copper Works, Northwest Castings, Ash Grove Cement Co., ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Vermont Foundry Co, Coleman Cable LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest North Star Casteel Products Inc on cumulative reported pounds (16.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Hb Chemical - Ravago Chemical Distribution Inc, Conklin Co Inc, Teijin Carbon 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.
- Hb Chemical - Ravago Chemical Distribution Inc Newbury, OH · Chemicals 16.8K lbs reported
- Conklin Co Inc Shakopee, MN · Chemicals 16.8K lbs reported
- Teijin Carbon America Inc. Rockwood, TN · Electrical Equipment 16.8K lbs reported
- Fmc Corp Middleport Plant Middleport, NY · Chemicals 16.8K lbs reported
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
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 compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Alaskan Copper Works. North Star Casteel Products Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 North Star Casteel Products Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
North Star Casteel Products Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seattle, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hb Chemical - Ravago Chemical Distribution Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
North Star Casteel Products Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese 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