EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Owens Corning-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR · Parent: Owens Corning Inc
- Total releases
- 119.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owens Corning-Fort Smith: how the 119.1K lbs splits
119.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 112.3K lbs 94.3%
- Off-site Transfers 6.8K lbs 5.7%
Owens Corning-Fort Smith's 119.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Owens Corning-Fort Smith is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Smith, AR, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 24.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 119.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,214 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: Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill; Trane U.S. Inc.; Peterson Chemical Technology LLC; Apac-Central Inc. - Southside Ready Mix. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Arkansas: Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant; Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations; Carbo Ceramics Inc New Iberia Facility; National Cement Co of California Inc. Other Owens Corning Inc sites in this extract: Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC; Owens-Corning Lumber; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde.
Owens Corning-Fort Smith stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.3% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant and Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations.
Owens Corning-Fort Smith vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
119K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owens Corning-Fort Smith: Formaldehyde-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Owens Corning-Fort Smith reports the 164th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Formaldehyde alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant and Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owens Corning-Fort Smith's pounds in one chemical - here Formaldehyde at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owens Corning-Fort Smith's total reported releases fell from 26.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning-Fort Smith's off-site transfers fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning-Fort Smith's air releases fell from 24.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owens Corning-Fort Smith Form-R facts
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See how Owens Corning-Fort Smith stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
78% less than the comparison
93% 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 Owens Corning-Fort Smith releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (23.2K lbs to 24.0K lbs).
Owens Corning-Fort Smith: 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 Owens Corning-Fort Smith year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 22.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 22.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 26.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 24.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 119.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Owens Corning-Fort Smith · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owens Corning-Fort Smith
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill, Trane U.S. Inc., Peterson Chemical Technology LLC, 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. Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant, Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations, Carbo Ceramics Inc New Iberia Facility.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens Corning-Fort Smith on cumulative reported pounds (119.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton, Empire Generating Co Llc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC Columbus, OH · Fabricated Metals 119.1K lbs reported
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton Dayton, OH · Chemicals 119.1K lbs reported
- Empire Generating Co Llc. Rensselaer, NY · Electric Utilities 119.1K lbs reported
- Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC Marion, OH · Chemicals 119.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Owens Corning Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC, Owens-Corning Lumber, Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC.
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 Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill. Owens Corning-Fort Smith stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Owens Corning-Fort Smith TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owens Corning-Fort Smith totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Smith, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 3.2% of Sebastian TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owens Corning-Fort Smith stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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