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
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. 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.
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant has reported 79.7K lbs of toxic releases across 9 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 327310 (Nonmetallic Mineral Product). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 79.7K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 9 distinct chemicals. Largest chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Mercury compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese compounds.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 79.7K lbs (100.0% of total volume). Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals increased by 3% - from 15.8K lbs to 16.3K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Argos USA Corp alongside Argos Ocala Concrete Plant; Sarasota Ready Mix Plant; Argos Bunnell Ready Mix Plant; Gainesville Ready Mix Plant. 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 peers outside Alabama: Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Columbus Brick Co; Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
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.
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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).
Reported total releases by year
Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant - annual TRI totals
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| 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 | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant, Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant, Stella-Jones Corp, ordered by distance.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, Columbus Brick Co.
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.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ammonia, Mercury compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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- See whether releases reported by Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant are rising or falling over time (watch Ammonia in the chemical mix). View trends
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Rank and named neighbors (Mississippi Lime Co - Calera Plant, Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.