EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant

Santa Clara, CA · Parent: Owens Corning

Total releases
60.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2022
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant: how the 60.6K lbs splits

60.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 60.6K lbs 100.0%
  • Air Releases 6 lbs <0.1%

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant's 60.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Clara, CA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 17.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 60.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 5,694 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. Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant is pounds #194 and chemical-count #552 at 60.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harbor Electronics, Inc.; Streamline Circuits; Cirexx International; Ens Technology LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside California: Lhoist North America - Plant; Electric Glass Fiber America LLC; Harbisonwalker International Steelcasting USA; Sioux City Brick & Tile Co United Brick & Tile a Div. Other Owens Corning sites in this extract: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Masonite Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.

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Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 60.6K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lhoist North America - Plant and Electric Glass Fiber America LLC.

#5,694 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

61K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant: Manganese And Manganese Compounds-led volume

Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant reports the 217th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese And Manganese Compounds alone is 98.5% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Lhoist North America - Plant and Electric Glass Fiber America LLC.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese And Manganese Compounds at 98.5%. Not a toxicity score.

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Nonmetallic Mineral Product
LIGHT volume
60.6K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Manganese And Manganese Compounds

Compare this facility

See how Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant
60.6K lbs
Harbor Electronics, Inc.
15.5K lbs

3.9× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant
2
Harbor Electronics, Inc.
2

About the same as 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 Santa Clara Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 60.6K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 60.6K lbs (100.0%)
Air Releases 6 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 124% (7.8K lbs to 17.6K lbs).

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022

million lbs

What this shows Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 124% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 7.8K lbs 2
2020 17.7K lbs 2
2021 17.6K lbs 2
2022 17.6K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 59.7K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 884 lbs -

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site

Santa Clara, CA
37.3743, -121.9531
County TRI context
Santa Clara · 3.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Owens Corning

Compare beyond California

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant on cumulative reported pounds (60.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Morgan Advanced Materials, Icl-Ip America Inc, Real Alloy Specification LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Harbor Electronics, Inc.. Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Clara, CA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 3.8% of Santa Clara TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Morgan Advanced Materials (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 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