EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics
Worcester, MA · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 75.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics: how the 87.9K lbs splits
87.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 85.8K lbs 97.6%
- Off-site Transfers 2.1K lbs 2.4%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics's 87.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Worcester, MA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 12.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 75.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,185 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics is pounds #47 and chemical-count #48 at 75.9K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Komtek Forge LLC; Independent Plating Co.; Bodycote Thermal Processing; Saint Gobain Performance Plastics. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Massachusetts: Viracon LLC; Therm-O-Rock East Inc; Mica Brick Plant; Burgess Pigment Co. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Phenol; Ethylene glycol; Lithium carbonate.
Compare Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Komtek Forge LLC Worcester · 171 lbs
- Independent Plating Co. Worcester · 14.1K lbs
- Bodycote Thermal Processing Worcester · 8.9K lbs
- Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Worcester · 9.0K lbs
Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product sites elsewhere: Viracon LLC (MN) · Therm-O-Rock East Inc (PA) · Mica Brick Plant (WA)
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.6% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 75.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Viracon LLC and Therm-O-Rock East Inc.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
76K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics reports the 198th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Viracon LLC and Therm-O-Rock East 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
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics's total reported releases rose from 13.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics's off-site transfers fell from 414 lb in 2022 to 280 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics's air releases rose from 13.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Form-R facts
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See how Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
443.7× more than the comparison
2.5× 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 Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 87.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 35% (18.5K lbs to 12.0K lbs).
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 35% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 18.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 13.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 13.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 13.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 16.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 12.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 46.9K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 29.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Lithium carbonate | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 401 lbs | - |
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Komtek Forge LLC, Independent Plating Co., Bodycote Thermal Processing, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Viracon LLC, Therm-O-Rock East Inc, Mica Brick Plant.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics on cumulative reported pounds (75.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Bci Solutions Inc., Pvs Technologies Inc., Rsa Corp. 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 Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Certainteed LLC.
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, Ethylene glycol, Lithium carbonate; nearby reporters include Komtek Forge LLC. Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Worcester, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327910 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 5.1% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bci Solutions Inc. (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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