EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Lenoir Mirror Co
Lenoir, NC
- Total releases
- 27.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lenoir Mirror Co: how the 27.8K lbs splits
27.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 27.8K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
Lenoir Mirror Co's 27.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Lenoir Mirror Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lenoir, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 27.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,494 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. Lenoir Mirror Co is pounds #247 and chemical-count #406 at 27.8K 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: Neptco Inc; Shurtape Technologies Llc-Hudson Opp Plant; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll; Brenntag Midsouth Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22; Cardinal Fg-Durant; Vesuvius USA - Wurtland Plant; Von Roll USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Lenoir Mirror Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22 and Cardinal Fg-Durant.
Lenoir Mirror Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lenoir Mirror Co: Lead And Lead Compounds-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Lenoir Mirror Co reports the 278th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 74.8% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22 and Cardinal Fg-Durant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lenoir Mirror Co's pounds in one chemical - here Lead And Lead Compounds at 74.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lenoir Mirror Co's total reported releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lenoir Mirror Co's off-site transfers rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lenoir Mirror Co Form-R facts
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See how Lenoir Mirror Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
39% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Lenoir Mirror Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 86% (2.6K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Lenoir Mirror Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lenoir Mirror Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 86% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 9.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 20.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 7.0K lbs | - |
Lenoir Mirror Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lenoir Mirror Co
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Neptco Inc, Shurtape Technologies Llc-Hudson Opp Plant, Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll, 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. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22, Cardinal Fg-Durant, Vesuvius USA - Wurtland Plant.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lenoir Mirror Co on cumulative reported pounds (27.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22, Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Coastal Chemical Co. LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22 Tracy, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 27.8K lbs reported
- Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Waterloo, IA · Fabricated Metals 27.8K lbs reported
- Coastal Chemical Co. LLC Pearsall, TX · Other 27.8K lbs reported
- Ventra Evart LLC Evart, MI · Transportation Equipment 27.8K lbs reported
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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Neptco Inc. Lenoir Mirror Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Lenoir Mirror Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lenoir Mirror Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lenoir, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327215 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.3% of Caldwell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22 (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lenoir Mirror Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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