EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Corning Inc
Wilmington, NC · Parent: Corning Inc
- Total releases
- 612.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Corning Inc: how the 612.2K lbs splits
612.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 612.2K lbs 100.0%
Corning Inc's 612.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chlorine.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Corning Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilmington, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 131.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 612.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,722 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. Corning Inc is pounds #51 and chemical-count #248 at 612.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A; Senneca Holdings (hmf Express); Argos Ready Mix Scotts Hill Concrete Plant; S&w Wilmington Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: Pilkington N.a. Inc; Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant; Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65. Other Corning Inc sites in this extract: Corning Inc; Corning Inc; Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC; Corning Optical Communications Llc-Hmtc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorine; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); 1-Bromopropane.
Corning Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 612.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pilkington N.a. Inc and Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant.
Corning Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
612K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Corning Inc: Chlorine-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Corning Inc reports the 52nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorine alone is 74.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Pilkington N.a. Inc and Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Corning Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chlorine at 74.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Corning Inc's total reported releases fell from 137.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 131.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Corning Inc's air releases fell from 137.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 131.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Corning Inc 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 Corning Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 612.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 11% (119.0K lbs to 131.7K lbs).
Corning Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Corning Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11% 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: Chlorine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 119.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 89.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 134.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 137.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 131.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | 455.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 156.1K lbs | - |
| 1-Bromopropane | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Corning Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Corning Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A, Senneca Holdings (hmf Express), Argos Ready Mix Scotts Hill Concrete Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Pilkington N.a. Inc, Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant, Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Corning Inc on cumulative reported pounds (612.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Jayhawk Fine Chemicals Corp, Bayport Polymers LLC - Hdpe Plant. 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.
- Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Chattanooga, TN · Chemicals 611.9K lbs reported
- Jayhawk Fine Chemicals Corp Galena, KS · Chemicals 612.6K lbs reported
- Bayport Polymers LLC - Hdpe Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 612.6K lbs reported
- Pilkington N.a. Inc Rossford, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 611.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Corning Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Corning Inc, Corning Inc, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations 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 Chlorine, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), 1-Bromopropane; nearby reporters include Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A. Corning Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Corning Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Chlorine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Corning Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wilmington, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327212 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 3.3% of New Hanover TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nippon Paint Automotive Americas (Δ 333 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Corning Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chlorine. 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