EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Specialty Minerals Inc
Adams, MA · Parent: Minerals Technologies Inc
- Total releases
- 5.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Specialty Minerals Inc: how the 6.7K lbs splits
6.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.8K lbs 70.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 27.9%
- Air Releases 55 lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 31 lbs 0.5%
Specialty Minerals Inc's 6.7K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 70.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 27.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-MID
Specialty Minerals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Adams, MA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 5.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,989 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. Specialty Minerals Inc is pounds #158 and chemical-count #54 at 5.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holland Co; Berkshire Concrete Corp; Crane Pioneer Mill; Crane & Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Massachusetts: Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix; Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD; Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant; Central Iowa Ready Mix. Other Minerals Technologies Inc sites in this extract: Cetco; Minteq/specialty Minerals; Minteq International Inc Zedmark Div; Minteq International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds; Naphthalene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Compare Specialty Minerals Inc with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Holland Co Adams · 6 lbs
- Berkshire Concrete Corp Pittsfield · 8.8K lbs
- Crane Pioneer Mill Dalton · 0 lbs
- Crane & Co. Inc. Dalton · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product sites elsewhere: Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix (AR) · Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD (OK) · Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant (TN)
Specialty Minerals Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (70.9% land disposal) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix and Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD.
Specialty Minerals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Specialty Minerals Inc in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Specialty Minerals Inc reports the 433rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix and Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD.
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
- Specialty Minerals Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Specialty Minerals Inc's land releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Specialty Minerals Inc's off-site transfers rose from 561 lb in 2022 to 572 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Specialty Minerals Inc Form-R facts
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See how Specialty Minerals Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
927.6× more than the comparison
5.0× 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 Specialty Minerals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 52% (772 lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Specialty Minerals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Specialty Minerals Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 52% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 772 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 570 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 545 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 1.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Specialty Minerals Inc · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Specialty Minerals Inc
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Holland Co, Berkshire Concrete Corp, Crane Pioneer Mill, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix, Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD, Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Specialty Minerals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Custom Laminating Corp, Quality Manufacturing Corp - Urbandale, Jasper Materials Holdings LLC. 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.
- Custom Laminating Corp Mount Bethel, PA · Fabricated Metals 5.6K lbs reported
- Quality Manufacturing Corp - Urbandale Urbandale, IA · Fabricated Metals 5.6K lbs reported
- Jasper Materials Holdings LLC Jasper, TN · Fabricated Metals 5.6K lbs reported
- Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix Springdale, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Minerals Technologies Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cetco, Minteq/specialty Minerals, Minteq International Inc Zedmark Div.
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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Holland Co. Specialty Minerals Inc stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID 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 Specialty Minerals Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Specialty Minerals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Adams, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327410 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.8% of Berkshire TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Custom Laminating Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Specialty Minerals Inc stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Lead And Lead 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