EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant
Calera, AL · Parent: Argos USA Corp
- Total releases
- 79.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant: how the 79.7K lbs splits
79.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 79.7K lbs 100.0%
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant's 79.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calera, AL, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 16.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 79.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,070 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant; Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant; Stella-Jones Corp; Sherman Industries - Montevallo Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Alabama: Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Columbus Brick Co; Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co. Other Argos USA Corp sites in this extract: Argos Ocala Concrete Plant; Sarasota Ready Mix Plant; Argos Bunnell Ready Mix Plant; Gainesville Ready Mix Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Mercury compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds.
Compare Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant Calera · 212 lbs
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant Calera · 850.9K lbs
- Stella-Jones Corp Montevallo · 17.7K lbs
- Sherman Industries - Montevallo Plant Montevallo · 1 lbs
Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product sites elsewhere: Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4 (TX) · Building Materials Manufacturing LLC (SC) · Columbus Brick Co (MS)
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4 and Building Materials Manufacturing LLC.
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
80K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant reports the 196th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4 and Building Materials Manufacturing LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant's total reported releases rose from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant's air releases rose from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 79.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (15.8K lbs to 16.3K lbs).
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 15.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 16.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 15.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 16.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 79.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 230 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 122 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 107 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 68 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 39 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 38 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant on cumulative reported pounds (79.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou, Triumph Foods LLC, Engineered Polymer Solutions. 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 Argos USA Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Argos Ocala Concrete Plant, Sarasota Ready Mix Plant, Argos Bunnell Ready Mix Plant.
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 Ammonia, Mercury compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant. Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calera, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327310 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.2% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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