EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Ash Grove Cement
Foreman, AR · Parent: Crh Americas Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 45
- Carcinogens
- 17
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ash Grove Cement: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 89.4%
- Land Disposal 145.3K lbs 9.3%
- Off-site Transfers 21.0K lbs 1.3%
Ash Grove Cement's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 9.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Ash Grove Cement is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Foreman, AR, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 350.7K lbs of releases across 29 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,009 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill; Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant; Dequeen Ready Mix; Smith-Blair Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Arkansas: Corhart Refractories; Johns Manville Corp Plant 8; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC. Other Crh Americas Inc sites in this extract: Ash Grove Cement Co; Ash Grove Cement Co; Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah; Materials Packaging Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Methanol.
Ash Grove Cement stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.4% air releases) across 45 chemicals · 17 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Corhart Refractories and Johns Manville Corp Plant 8.
Ash Grove Cement vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ash Grove Cement in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Ash Grove Cement reports the 14th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Corhart Refractories and Johns Manville Corp Plant 8.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ash Grove Cement's total reported releases rose from 298.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 350.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ash Grove Cement's land releases rose from 16.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ash Grove Cement's off-site transfers fell from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ash Grove Cement's chemicals reported rose from 26 in 2022 to 29 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ash Grove Cement Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Ash Grove Cement stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
86% less than the comparison
67% more 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 Ash Grove Cement releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (293.6K lbs to 350.7K lbs).
Ash Grove Cement: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ash Grove Cement year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 293.6K lbs | 36 |
| 2020 | 326.0K lbs | 35 |
| 2021 | 296.6K lbs | 31 |
| 2022 | 298.6K lbs | 26 |
| 2023 | 350.7K lbs | 29 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 17 of 45 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Ash Grove Cement · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ash Grove Cement
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill, Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant, Dequeen Ready Mix, 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. Corhart Refractories, Johns Manville Corp Plant 8, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ash Grove Cement on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (45). Release-pound peers include Corhart Refractories, International Waxes Inc, Armstrong World Industries. Chemical-count peers include Ash Grove Cement Co, Marathon Petroleum Co LP, Shell Norco Chemical Plant. 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.
- Corhart Refractories Buckhannon, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.6M lbs reported
- International Waxes Inc Smethport, PA · Petroleum 1.6M lbs reported
- Armstrong World Industries Marietta, PA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1.6M lbs reported
- Hexcel Corp Salt Lake City, UT · Chemicals 1.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Crh Americas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ash Grove Cement Co, Ash Grove Cement Co, Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Methanol; nearby reporters include Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill. Ash Grove Cement stamps HEAVY 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 Ash Grove Cement TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ash Grove Cement totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Foreman, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327310 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 12.2% of Little River TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Corhart Refractories (Δ 2.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ash Grove Cement stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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