EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita
Malvern, AR · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 9.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita: how the 9.6K lbs splits
9.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.6K lbs 100.0%
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita's 9.6K 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Malvern, AR, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 9.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,888 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Acme Brick Co Perla; Reynolds Consumer Products LLC; Arauco N.a. Inc.; Aluma-Weld Inc. D/b/a Xpress Boats. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Arkansas: 3D Concrete; Riverbend Sand & Gravel; Lhoist Na of Alabama-Alabaster Plant; Pyrotek Inc. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include 3D Concrete and Riverbend Sand & Gravel.
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Acme Brick Co-Ouachita reports the 383rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 99.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include 3D Concrete and Riverbend Sand & Gravel.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Acme Brick Co-Ouachita's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 99.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Acme Brick Co-Ouachita's total reported releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Acme Brick Co-Ouachita's air releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita Form-R facts
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See how Acme Brick Co-Ouachita stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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43% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Acme Brick Co-Ouachita releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (1.9K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita: 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 Acme Brick Co-Ouachita year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 62 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 33 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Acme Brick Co-Ouachita
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Acme Brick Co Perla, Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Arauco N.a. Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. 3D Concrete, Riverbend Sand & Gravel, Lhoist Na of Alabama-Alabaster Plant.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Acme Brick Co-Ouachita on cumulative reported pounds (9.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Howmet Global Fastening Systems Inc, Nucor Insulated Panel Group, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Creamland. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Howmet Global Fastening Systems Inc Torrance, CA · Fabricated Metals 9.6K lbs reported
- Nucor Insulated Panel Group North Las Vegas, NV · Fabricated Metals 9.6K lbs reported
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Creamland Albuquerque, NM · Food 9.6K lbs reported
- Halliburton Williston Field Camp (halwest) Williston, ND · Chemicals 9.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston 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 Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Acme Brick Co Perla. Acme Brick Co-Ouachita 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 Acme Brick Co-Ouachita TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Malvern, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.1% of Hot Spring TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Howmet Global Fastening Systems Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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