EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Cetco
Cartersville, GA · Parent: Minerals Technologies Inc
- Total releases
- 12.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cetco: how the 12.3K lbs splits
12.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.3K lbs 99.6%
- Off-site Transfers 53 lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cetco's 12.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cetco is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cartersville, GA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 2.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 12.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,366 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cetco is pounds #298 and chemical-count #293 at 12.3K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill; Skyline Steel Llc-Cartersville; Anheuser-Busch LLC Cartersvi Lle Brewery; Argos Cartersville Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Georgia: Usg Interiors LLC; Fordyce Concrete Co Inc Central Avenue Facility; Central Iowa Ready Mix; Von Roll USA Inc. Other Minerals Technologies Inc sites in this extract: Specialty Minerals Inc; Minteq/specialty Minerals; Minteq International Inc Zedmark Div; Minteq International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Cetco stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Usg Interiors LLC and Fordyce Concrete Co Inc Central Avenue Facility.
Cetco vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cetco: Acrylic acid-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Cetco reports the 357th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acrylic acid alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Usg Interiors LLC and Fordyce Concrete Co Inc Central Avenue Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cetco's pounds in one chemical - here Acrylic acid at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cetco's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cetco's off-site transfers fell from 11 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cetco's air releases fell from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cetco Form-R facts
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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 Cetco releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (3.4K lbs to 2.0K lbs).
Cetco: 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 Cetco year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8 lbs | - |
Cetco · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cetco
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill, Skyline Steel Llc-Cartersville, Anheuser-Busch LLC Cartersvi Lle Brewery, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Usg Interiors LLC, Fordyce Concrete Co Inc Central Avenue Facility, Central Iowa Ready Mix.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cetco on cumulative reported pounds (12.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Phenomenex No 8, Waha Gas Plant, Tracker Marine Lebanon. 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.
- Phenomenex No 8 Torrance, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 12.3K lbs reported
- Waha Gas Plant Coyanosa, TX · Natural Gas Processing 12.3K lbs reported
- Tracker Marine Lebanon Lebanon, MO · Transportation Equipment 12.4K lbs reported
- Henkel of America Inc. Brandon, SD · Chemicals 12.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Minerals Technologies Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Specialty Minerals Inc, Minteq/specialty Minerals, Minteq International Inc Zedmark Div.
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 Acrylic acid, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill. Cetco 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 Cetco TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cetco totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cartersville, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.2% of Bartow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Phenomenex No 8 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cetco stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acrylic acid. 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