EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Cloud Ceramics
Concordia, KS · Parent: General Finance Inc
- Total releases
- 3.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Cloud Ceramics: how the 3.8K lbs splits
3.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.8K lbs 100.0%
Cloud Ceramics's 3.8K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Cloud Ceramics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Concordia, KS, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 750 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,699 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. Cloud Ceramics is pounds #154 and chemical-count #156 at 3.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Agco Corp - Beloit Location; Titan Trailer Manufacturing Inc; Plant #2 Abilene Ks; Abilene West. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Kansas: Epredia; Oldcastle Precast Inc; Heraeus Quartz N.a. LLC (hqna) F/k/a Heraeus Tenevo; Westlake Royal Roofing - Lathrop. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Cloud Ceramics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Epredia and Oldcastle Precast Inc.
Cloud Ceramics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.8K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cloud Ceramics inside Cloud's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Cloud Ceramics reports the 472nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Cloud. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Epredia and Oldcastle Precast Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cloud's reported pounds (3.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Cloud Ceramics Form-R facts
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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 Cloud Ceramics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (750 lbs to 750 lbs).
Cloud Ceramics: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cloud Ceramics year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 750 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 750 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 750 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 750 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 750 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
Cloud Ceramics · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cloud Ceramics
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Agco Corp - Beloit Location, Titan Trailer Manufacturing Inc, Plant #2 Abilene Ks, 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. Epredia, Oldcastle Precast Inc, Heraeus Quartz N.a. LLC (hqna) F/k/a Heraeus Tenevo.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cloud Ceramics on cumulative reported pounds (3.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Allegheny Coatings, McRae Footwear: Troy, Eastern Minerals 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Agco Corp - Beloit Location. Cloud Ceramics stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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.
Use and verify this record
This Cloud Ceramics TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cloud Ceramics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Concordia, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 100% of Cloud TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allegheny Coatings (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cloud Ceramics stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese 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