The Belden Brick Co
6 facilities · 2 states · 2.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, The Belden Brick Co is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 2.1M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 28 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (2.1M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for The Belden Brick Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for The Belden Brick Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+0.6%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+0.6%
422.7 thousand lb → 425.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- The Belden Brick Co's total reported releases rose from 422.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 425.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Belden Brick Co's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Belden Brick Co's land releases rose from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Belden Brick Co's off-site transfers rose from 881 lb in 2022 to 906 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read The Belden Brick Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Belden Brick Co Plant 8; Belden Brick Co Plant 6; Belden Brick Plant 4; Belden Brick Co Plant 3. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Connecticut. 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: Belden Brick Co Plant 8; Belden Brick Co Plant 6; Belden Brick Plant 4; Belden Brick Co Plant 3. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Connecticut. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Nonmetallic Mineral Product.
The Belden Brick Co ranks #458 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. The Belden Brick Co files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. The Belden Brick Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for The Belden Brick Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where The Belden Brick Co sits among TRI parents
The Belden Brick Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #456 · 64.3M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #457 · 42.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by The Belden Brick Co
Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Belden Brick Co Plant 8. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 1.1M lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 904.1K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 21.8K lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 19.5K lbs |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 5 | 2.1M lbs |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Belden Brick Co Plant 8 Sugarcreek, OH | 947.4K lbs |
| Belden Brick Co Plant 6 Sugarcreek, OH | 802.9K lbs |
| Belden Brick Plant 4 Sugarcreek, OH | 307.3K lbs |
| Belden Brick Co Plant 3 Sugarcreek, OH | 21.8K lbs |
| Belden Brick Co Plant 2 Sugarcreek, OH | 17.4K lbs |
| Redland Brick Inc- Kf Plant South Windsor, CT | 0 lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest The Belden Brick Co on total disclosed release pounds (2.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Brenntag N.a. Inc, Ames Goldsmith Corp, Tracker Marine LLC. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Ohio, Connecticut; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with The Belden Brick Co's TRI parent record
From The Belden Brick Co, open Belden Brick Co Plant 8 or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for The Belden Brick Co (Belden Brick Co Plant 8 in OH). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where The Belden Brick Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Ineos US I Inc) 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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