EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
3M Co-Pittsboro
Moncure, NC · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 169.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
3M Co-Pittsboro: how the 169.1K lbs splits
169.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 133.2K lbs 78.8%
- Off-site Transfers 35.7K lbs 21.1%
- Air Releases 147 lbs 0.1%
3M Co-Pittsboro's 169.1K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 78.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
3M Co-Pittsboro is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Moncure, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 31.8K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 169.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,532 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co-Pittsboro is pounds #115 and chemical-count #126 at 169.1K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Pittsboro; General Timber Inc; Noble Oil Services Inc; Sti Polymer Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: Oldcastle Infrastructure - Acworth; Incom Inc.; Usb Tennessee LLC; Fiberteq LLC. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead compounds.
3M Co-Pittsboro stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (78.8% land disposal) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 169.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Oldcastle Infrastructure - Acworth and Incom Inc..
3M Co-Pittsboro vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
169K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co-Pittsboro in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, 3M Co-Pittsboro reports the 137th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Oldcastle Infrastructure - Acworth and Incom 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
- 3M Co-Pittsboro's total reported releases rose from 23.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co-Pittsboro's off-site transfers rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co-Pittsboro's land releases rose from 20.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co-Pittsboro Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How 3M Co-Pittsboro releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 169.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (41.8K lbs to 31.8K lbs).
3M Co-Pittsboro: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3M Co-Pittsboro year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 41.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 23.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 48.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 23.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 31.8K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 73.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 64.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 19.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 11.8K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 49 lbs | - |
3M Co-Pittsboro · LAND-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Pittsboro, General Timber Inc, Noble Oil Services Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Oldcastle Infrastructure - Acworth, Incom Inc., Usb Tennessee LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co-Pittsboro on cumulative reported pounds (169.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Kondex Corp, Arxada LLC, Allison Transmission Inc. 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 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Pittsboro. 3M Co-Pittsboro stamps MID 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 3M Co-Pittsboro TRI extract (MID · LAND · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co-Pittsboro totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Moncure, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327999 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 5.9% of Chatham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kondex Corp (Δ 56 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co-Pittsboro stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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