EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8
Defiance, OH · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2M lbs 74.0%
- Off-site Transfers 404.7K lbs 26.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 74.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Defiance, OH, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 216.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,011 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 is pounds #48 and chemical-count #420 at 1.6M lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Johns Manville Plant 2; General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance; Defiance Metal Products; Gt Technologies Defiance Plant 1. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Ohio: Ash Grove Cement; Corhart Refractories; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Formaldehyde; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (74.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ash Grove Cement and Corhart Refractories.
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 inside Defiance's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 reports the 15th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 66.9% of every pound reported in Defiance. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 66.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Ash Grove Cement and Corhart Refractories.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Defiance's reported pounds (2.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Johns Manville Corp Plant 8's total reported releases fell from 264.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 216.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Johns Manville Corp Plant 8's air releases fell from 261.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 212.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Johns Manville Corp Plant 8's off-site transfers rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.1× more than the comparison
56% less 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 Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (338.4K lbs to 216.6K lbs).
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 338.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 332.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 406.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 264.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 216.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.0M lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 520.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 954 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 552 lbs | - |
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Johns Manville Corp Plant 8
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Johns Manville Plant 2, General Motors LLC Global Propulsion Systems -Defiance, Defiance Metal Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Ash Grove Cement, Corhart Refractories, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Seabring Marine Industries Inc., 3M Co - Tonawanda, Southern Illinois Power Cooperative. 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.
- Seabring Marine Industries Inc. Williston, FL · Transportation Equipment 1.6M lbs reported
- 3M Co - Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY · Chemicals 1.6M lbs reported
- Southern Illinois Power Cooperative Marion, IL · Electric Utilities 1.6M lbs reported
- Cytec Industries Inc Willow Island, WV · Chemicals 1.6M 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 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Johns Manville Plant 2. Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Defiance, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 66.9% of Defiance TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Seabring Marine Industries Inc. (Δ 50 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia. 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