EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant
Charleston, IL
- Total releases
- 53.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant: how the 53.1K lbs splits
53.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 51.9K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 2.3%
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant's 53.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charleston, IL, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 11.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 53.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,998 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant is pounds #242 and chemical-count #530 at 53.1K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ox Engineered Products; Metl-Span a Div of Nci Group Inc; Lsc Communications / Mattoon; Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Illinois: Giant Cement Co; Kopp Glass Inc; Wells Cos (formerly Spancrete Industries Inc.); Holcim(us) Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Aluminum (fume or dust).
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 53.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Giant Cement Co and Kopp Glass Inc.
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
53K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant: Phenol-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant reports the 224th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Phenol alone is 77.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Giant Cement Co and Kopp Glass Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Phenol at 77.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant's total reported releases fell from 11.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant's air releases rose from 201 lb in 2022 to 282 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant's off-site transfers fell from 11.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (10.7K lbs to 11.2K lbs).
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 11.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 41.3K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 11.8K lbs | - |
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant on cumulative reported pounds (53.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Siegfried USA LLC, Howmet Corp-Plant 10, Silver Plant. 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.
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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 Phenol, Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Ox Engineered Products. Vesuvius USA Charleston 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 Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charleston, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 9.0% of Coles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Siegfried USA LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Phenol. 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