EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant
Chicago Heights, IL · Parent: Vesuvius USA Corp
- Total releases
- 5.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant: how the 5.6K lbs splits
5.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.6K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 3 lbs 0.1%
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant's 5.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago Heights, IL, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 5.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 10,967 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-Chicago Heights Plant is pounds #482 and chemical-count #429 at 5.6K 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: Phibro Animal Health Corp; Itw Specialty Films; Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights; Mid-Town Petroleum Acquisition LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Illinois: Wenatchee Sand & Gravel; Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD; Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix; Kohler Co. Other Vesuvius USA Corp sites in this extract: Vesuvius Usa-Conneaut Plant; Vesuvius USA Corp-Cd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Aluminum (fume or dust).
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wenatchee Sand & Gravel and Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD.
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant: Polycyclic aromatic compounds-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant reports the 430th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Polycyclic aromatic compounds 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 Illinois include Wenatchee Sand & Gravel and Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Polycyclic aromatic compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant's total reported releases fell from 361 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant's off-site transfers fell from 360 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (4.0K lbs to 0 lbs).
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights 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-Chicago Heights Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 521 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 722 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 361 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 5.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Phibro Animal Health Corp, Itw Specialty Films, Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Wenatchee Sand & Gravel, Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD, Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Wenatchee Sand & Gravel, US Dod Nas Key West, Kentucky Land Resources Inc. 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.
- Wenatchee Sand & Gravel Wenatchee, WA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5.6K lbs reported
- US Dod Nas Key West Key West, FL · Other 5.6K lbs reported
- Kentucky Land Resources Inc Centertown, KY · Coal Mining 5.6K lbs reported
- Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC Minneapolis, MN · Petroleum 5.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Vesuvius USA Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Vesuvius Usa-Conneaut Plant, Vesuvius USA Corp-Cd.
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Phibro Animal Health Corp. Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago Heights, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wenatchee Sand & Gravel (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic 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