EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Knauf Insulation Inc.
Shelbyville, IN · Parent: Knauf Insulation
- Total releases
- 2.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Knauf Insulation Inc.: how the 2.8M lbs splits
2.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7M lbs 98.6%
- Off-site Transfers 37.6K lbs 1.4%
- Water Discharges 1.7K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Knauf Insulation Inc.'s 2.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Knauf Insulation Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelbyville, IN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 432.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 2.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 685 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. Knauf Insulation Inc. is pounds #33 and chemical-count #187 at 2.8M 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: Culpeper; Ryobi Die Casting (usa) Inc.; Nucor Insulated Panel Group; Pilkington N.a.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Indiana: Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant; Basf Corp-Savannah Operations; Certainteed LLC; Ervin Industries Inc. Other Knauf Insulation sites in this extract: Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Phenol; n-Hexane; Formaldehyde.
Knauf Insulation Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.6% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant and Basf Corp-Savannah Operations.
Knauf Insulation Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.8M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Knauf Insulation Inc. inside Shelby's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Knauf Insulation Inc. reports the 5th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 36.4% of every pound reported in Shelby. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 90.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant and Basf Corp-Savannah Operations.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Shelby's reported pounds (7.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 526.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 432.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 10.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s water releases rose from 103 lb in 2022 to 146 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s air releases fell from 515.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 430.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Knauf Insulation Inc. Form-R facts
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67% more than 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 Knauf Insulation Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (651.7K lbs to 432.9K lbs).
Knauf Insulation Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Knauf Insulation Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 651.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 607.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 539.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 526.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 432.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.5M lbs | - |
| Phenol | 134.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 86.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 25.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 14.7K lbs | - |
Knauf Insulation Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Knauf Insulation Inc.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Culpeper, Ryobi Die Casting (usa) Inc., Nucor Insulated Panel Group, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant, Basf Corp-Savannah Operations, Certainteed LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Knauf Insulation Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Water Quality Center, Roy S. Nelson Plant, Westrock Tacoma Mill. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Knauf Insulation Facilities
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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 Ammonia, Phenol, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Culpeper. Knauf Insulation Inc. stamps HEAVY 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 Knauf Insulation Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Knauf Insulation Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shelbyville, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 36.4% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Water Quality Center (Δ 10.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Knauf Insulation Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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