Knauf Insulation
5 facilities · 5 states · 6.7M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Knauf Insulation is the reported parent of 5 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 6.7M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 16 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Indiana (2.8M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Knauf Insulation, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Knauf Insulation: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-12.3%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-12.3%
1.3 million lb → 1.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Knauf Insulation's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation's off-site transfers rose from 20.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation's water releases rose from 103 lb in 2022 to 146 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Knauf Insulation from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Phenol; n-Hexane; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; Alabama; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Nonmetallic Mineral Product. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Phenol; n-Hexane; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; Alabama; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Nonmetallic Mineral Product.
Knauf Insulation ranks #210 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Knauf Insulation files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Knauf Insulation's disclosed pounds are spread across 5 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Knauf Insulation follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Knauf Insulation sits among TRI parents
Knauf Insulation sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Steel Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #208 · 131.7M lbs
- US Steel Corp · rank #209 · 79.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Knauf Insulation
Ammonia; Phenol; n-Hexane; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Formaldehyde lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Knauf Insulation Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 6.4M lbs |
| Phenol | 134.5K lbs |
| n-Hexane | 100.4K lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 37.6K lbs |
| Formaldehyde | 25.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1 | 2.8M lbs |
| Alabama | 1 | 1.2M lbs |
| California | 1 | 1.0M lbs |
| West Virginia | 1 | 978.2K lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 704.8K lbs |
Facilities (5)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Knauf Insulation Inc. Shelbyville, IN | 2.8M lbs |
| Knauf Insulation Inc. Lanett, AL | 1.2M lbs |
| Knauf Insulation Inc. Shasta Lake, CA | 1.0M lbs |
| Knauf Insulation Inc. Inwood, WV | 978.2K lbs |
| Knauf Insulation Inc. Albion, MI | 704.8K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Knauf Insulation on total disclosed release pounds (6.7M lbs) and reporting facility count (5). Release-volume peers include The Procter & Gamble Co, Glanbia Inc, Huntsman International LLC. Facility-count peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc, Advansix Inc, Aes Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Indiana, Alabama, California; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Knauf Insulation's TRI parent record
From Knauf Insulation, open Knauf Insulation Inc. or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Knauf Insulation (Knauf Insulation Inc. in IN). Largest facility
- Compare against US Steel Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Knauf Insulation sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Steel Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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