EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington
Gary, IN · Parent: Carmeuse N.a.
- Total releases
- 465.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington: how the 465.3K lbs splits
465.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 465.3K lbs 100.0%
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington's 465.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gary, IN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 91.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 465.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,033 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington is pounds #95 and chemical-count #255 at 465.3K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100; Resco Products Inc; Citgo Petroleum Corp; Grace Davison East Chicago. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Indiana: Corning Inc; Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC; Graymont Western U.S. Inc Cricket Mtn Lime Production; Wheelabrator Abrasives Inc. Other Carmeuse N.a. sites in this extract: Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations; Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility; Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville Facility; Carmeuse Lime Inc River Rouge Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc (fume or dust); Lead compounds; Lead.
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 465.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Corning Inc and Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC.
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
465K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington reports the 66th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 97.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Corning Inc and Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 97.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington's total reported releases fell from 105.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 91.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington's air releases fell from 105.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 91.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 465.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (88.7K lbs to 91.8K lbs).
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 86.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 93.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 105.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 91.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 453.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100, Resco Products Inc, Citgo Petroleum Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Corning Inc, Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC, Graymont Western U.S. Inc Cricket Mtn Lime Production.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington on cumulative reported pounds (465.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC, Lacks Wheel Trim Systems Barden Plater, Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC Bridgeport, AL · Primary Metals 465.3K lbs reported
- Lacks Wheel Trim Systems Barden Plater Kentwood, MI · Fabricated Metals 465.2K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery Billings, MT · Petroleum 465.0K lbs reported
- Flat Rock Metal Inc. Flat Rock, MI · Primary Metals 464.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Carmeuse N.a. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville Facility.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc (fume or dust), Lead compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100. Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gary, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327410 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.4% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport LLC (Δ 43 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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