EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant
Calera, AL · Parent: Lhoist Na Inc
- Total releases
- 751.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant: how the 751.9K lbs splits
751.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 696.6K lbs 92.7%
- Land Disposal 55.1K lbs 7.3%
- Water Discharges 181 lbs <0.1%
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant's 751.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.7% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 7.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calera, AL, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 166.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 751.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,551 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: Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc.; McWane Plant & Industrial LLC; Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc.; Lhoist Na of Alabama-Alabaster Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Alabama: Gcc Rio Grande Inc; Johns Manville; Johns Manville Plant 7; Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant. Other Lhoist Na Inc sites in this extract: Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant; Lhoist Na of Arizona Inc - Nelson Plant; Lhoist Na of Alabama-Alabaster Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 751.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gcc Rio Grande Inc and Johns Manville.
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
752K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant reports the 41st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 76.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Gcc Rio Grande Inc and Johns Manville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 76.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant's total reported releases rose from 139.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 166.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant's water releases fell from 85 lb in 2022 to 45 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant's air releases rose from 136.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 162.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant's land releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 751.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (145.2K lbs to 166.1K lbs).
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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 | 145.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 155.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 145.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 139.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 166.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 571.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 158.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 15.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 165 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 70 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc., McWane Plant & Industrial LLC, Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Gcc Rio Grande Inc, Johns Manville, Johns Manville Plant 7.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant on cumulative reported pounds (751.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility, Crown Food Packaging, Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility La Porte, TX · Chemicals 752.4K lbs reported
- Crown Food Packaging Owatonna, MN · Fabricated Metals 753.2K lbs reported
- Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment Fort Wainwright, AK · Other 754.0K lbs reported
- Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station Valmy, NV · Electric Utilities 754.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lhoist Na Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant, Lhoist Na of Arizona Inc - Nelson Plant, Lhoist Na of Alabama-Alabaster 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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc.. Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calera, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327410 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 21.2% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility (Δ 574 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-O'Neal Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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