EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC
Weirton, WV · Parent: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
- Total releases
- 464.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC: how the 464.0K lbs splits
464.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 417.3K lbs 89.9%
- Water Discharges 25.5K lbs 5.5%
- Air Releases 21.3K lbs 4.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC's 464.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 5.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Weirton, WV, in the primary metals sector. It reported 44.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 464.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,039 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC is pounds #31 and chemical-count #32 at 464.0K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Precoat Metals; Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div; Maple Manufacturing LLC; Trivium Packaging. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside West Virginia: Flat Rock Metal Inc.; Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC; Republic Conduit Manufacturing; Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St. Other Cleveland-Cliffs Inc sites in this extract: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ); Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Cyanide compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.9% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 464.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Flat Rock Metal Inc. and Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC.
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
464K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC inside Hancock's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC reports the 221st-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 66.8% of every pound reported in Hancock. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 61.0% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Flat Rock Metal Inc. and Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hancock's reported pounds (694.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC's total reported releases fell from 61.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC's air releases fell from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC's water releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC's off-site transfers fell from 51.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 464.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 62% (117.5K lbs to 44.6K lbs).
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 62% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 117.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 107.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 133.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 61.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 44.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 283.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 98.1K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 53.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 19.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 359 lbs | - |
| Lead | 16 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Precoat Metals, Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div, Maple Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Flat Rock Metal Inc., Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC, Republic Conduit Manufacturing.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC on cumulative reported pounds (464.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Cargill Inc, Flat Rock Metal Inc., Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ), Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC.
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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Cyanide compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Precoat Metals. Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Weirton, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 66.8% of Hancock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc (Δ 326 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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