EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Plycem USA LLC
North Wilkesboro, NC · Parent: Elementia USA Inc
- Total releases
- 246 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Plycem USA LLC: how the 246 lbs splits
246 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 246 lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 0 lbs 0.1%
Plycem USA LLC's 246 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Plycem USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Wilkesboro, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 156 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 246 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,623 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. Plycem USA LLC is pounds #497 and chemical-count #617 at 246 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: Louisiana-Pacific Corp; Jeld-Wen Composites-North Wilkesboro; Gardner Glass Products Inc.; Tyson Farms Inc.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: Martin Marietta Spec Agg; Hancock Concrete Products LLC - Atlantic Ave; Gold Bond Building Products - Shippingport; Saint-Gobain. Other Elementia USA Inc sites in this extract: Plycem USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Plycem USA LLC stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 246 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Martin Marietta Spec Agg and Hancock Concrete Products LLC - Atlantic Ave.
Plycem USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
246 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plycem USA LLC in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Plycem USA LLC reports the 798th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Martin Marietta Spec Agg and Hancock Concrete Products LLC - Atlantic Ave.
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
- Plycem USA LLC's total reported releases rose from 90 lb in 2022 to 156 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plycem USA LLC's off-site transfers rose from 90 lb in 2022 to 156 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plycem USA LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Plycem USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 246 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 179069% (0 lbs to 156 lbs).
Plycem USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Plycem USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 179069% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 90 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 156 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 246 lbs | Carcinogen |
Plycem USA LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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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. Martin Marietta Spec Agg, Hancock Concrete Products LLC - Atlantic Ave, Gold Bond Building Products - Shippingport.
Other Elementia USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Plycem USA 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 Lead; nearby reporters include Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Plycem USA LLC stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Plycem USA LLC TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plycem USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Wilkesboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327390 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Wilkes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Air Force Offutt Afb NE (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plycem USA LLC stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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