EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Certainteed LLC
Kansas City, KS · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 2.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Certainteed LLC: how the 2.9M lbs splits
2.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.6M lbs 55.2%
- Air Releases 1.3M lbs 44.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Certainteed LLC's 2.9M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 55.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 44.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Certainteed LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kansas City, KS, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 143.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 651 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Certainteed LLC is pounds #12 and chemical-count #41 at 2.9M lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: A & E Custom Manufacturing; Gnb Kck LLC; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Kansas City; Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Kansas: Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Basf Corp-Savannah Operations; Ervin Industries Inc. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc; Certainteed Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chromium; Phenol; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Certainteed LLC is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kansas City, KS: 2.9M lbs across 7 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 55.2%). 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 Knauf Insulation Inc..
Certainteed LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9M 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
Certainteed LLC in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Certainteed LLC reports the 3rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kansas include Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant and Knauf Insulation Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Certainteed LLC's total reported releases fell from 207.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 143.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's air releases fell from 160.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's off-site transfers fell from 46.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Certainteed LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Certainteed LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (824.1K lbs to 143.7K lbs).
Certainteed LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Certainteed LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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 | 824.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 866.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 895.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 207.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 143.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Chromium | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Phenol | 157.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 491 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 37 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Certainteed LLC in Wyandotte
Nearest TRI Facilities to Certainteed LLC
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including A & E Custom Manufacturing, Gnb Kck LLC, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Kansas City, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant, Knauf Insulation Inc., Basf Corp-Savannah Operations.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Certainteed LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Pilgrim's Pride Corp Sanford Facility, Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery, Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Sanford Facility Sanford, NC · Food 2.9M lbs reported
- Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery Benicia, CA · Petroleum 2.9M lbs reported
- Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC Burkville, AL · Chemicals 2.9M lbs reported
- Eramet Marietta Inc Marietta, OH · Primary Metals 3.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Corhart Refractories, Certainteed LLC, Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc.
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, Chromium, Phenol, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include A & E Custom Manufacturing. Certainteed LLC stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Certainteed LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Certainteed LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kansas City, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 9.2% of Wyandotte TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pilgrim's Pride Corp Sanford Facility (Δ 168 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Certainteed LLC stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 55.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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