EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Certainteed LLC
Chowchilla, CA · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 186.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Certainteed LLC: how the 186.5K lbs splits
186.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 186.1K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 419 lbs 0.2%
Certainteed LLC's 186.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Certainteed LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chowchilla, CA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 35 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 186.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,368 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Certainteed LLC is pounds #96 and chemical-count #375 at 186.5K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oldcastle Precast Inc; Moore Quality Galvanizing; Florestone LLC; Nutra Blend LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside California: Cambria Plant; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Owens Corning - Jackson Tn. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Lead; Mercury.
Certainteed LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 186.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cambria Plant and Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland.
Certainteed LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
186K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Certainteed LLC: Chromium-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Certainteed LLC reports the 132nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Cambria Plant and Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Certainteed LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 99.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Certainteed LLC's total reported releases fell from 186.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's off-site transfers fell from 186.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 14 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's air releases fell from 169 lb in 2022 to 21 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Certainteed LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Certainteed LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 186.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 301% (9 lbs to 35 lbs).
Certainteed LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Certainteed LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 301% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 82 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 169 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 186.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 35 lbs | 2 |
Certainteed LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Certainteed LLC
Closest other reporters in California - including Oldcastle Precast Inc, Moore Quality Galvanizing, Florestone LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Cambria Plant, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland, Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Certainteed LLC on cumulative reported pounds (186.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Belgioioso - Chase, Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Lasalle Lumber Co LLC - Urania Sawmill. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Belgioioso - Chase Pulaski, WI · Food 186.4K lbs reported
- Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock, MI · Transportation Equipment 186.3K lbs reported
- Lasalle Lumber Co LLC - Urania Sawmill Urania, LA · Wood Products 186.2K lbs reported
- Rotor Clip Co Inc Somerset, NJ · Fabricated Metals 186.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Certainteed 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 Chromium, Lead, Mercury; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Precast Inc. Certainteed LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Certainteed LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Certainteed LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chowchilla, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 16.0% of Madera TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Belgioioso - Chase (Δ 121 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Certainteed LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium. 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