EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant
Elkin, NC · Parent: Vitro Assets Corp Texas
- Total releases
- 22.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant: how the 22.2K lbs splits
22.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 22.2K lbs 100.0%
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant's 22.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkin, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 4.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 22.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 8,008 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. Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant is pounds #262 and chemical-count #194 at 22.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant; Louisiana-Pacific Corp; Plycem USA LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: Saint-Gobain Norpro; Johnson County Pipe Inc; Glacier Northwest Inc Hillsboro Ready-Mix Plant; Evonik Corp. Other Vitro Assets Corp Texas sites in this extract: Pittsburgh Glass Works Tipton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.2K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saint-Gobain Norpro and Johnson County Pipe Inc.
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant reports the 295th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Saint-Gobain Norpro and Johnson County Pipe Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 65% (12.8K lbs to 4.5K lbs).
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 65% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 12.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 4.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.3K lbs | - |
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant, Louisiana-Pacific Corp, 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. Saint-Gobain Norpro, Johnson County Pipe Inc, Glacier Northwest Inc Hillsboro Ready-Mix Plant.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant on cumulative reported pounds (22.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Avonti Kitchen & Bath Inc.., 3M Technical Ceramics Inc., Banker Steel Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Avonti Kitchen & Bath Inc.. Phoenix, AZ · Other 22.2K lbs reported
- 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. Quapaw, OK · Chemicals 22.2K lbs reported
- Banker Steel Co LLC Lynchburg, VA · Fabricated Metals 22.1K lbs reported
- Etc Northeast Pipeline/galaxy Comp Sta Parker, PA · Natural Gas Processing 22.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Vitro Assets Corp Texas Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pittsburgh Glass Works Tipton.
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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant. Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant 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 Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkin, NC, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (3 years). NAICS 327215 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 1.3% of Surry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avonti Kitchen & Bath Inc.. (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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