EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Du-Co Ceramics Co
Saxonburg, PA
- Total releases
- 26.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Du-Co Ceramics Co: how the 31.2K lbs splits
31.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 26.1K lbs 83.8%
- Off-site Transfers 5.1K lbs 16.2%
Du-Co Ceramics Co's 31.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Du-Co Ceramics Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saxonburg, PA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 26.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,579 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Du-Co Ceramics Co is pounds #320 and chemical-count #819 at 26.8K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Coherent Corp.; Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC; Vorteq Valencia LLC; Armstrong Cement & Supply Corp. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Pennsylvania: Dal-Italia; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46; Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc; Drake Cement LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Du-Co Ceramics Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dal-Italia and General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46.
Du-Co Ceramics Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K 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
Du-Co Ceramics Co: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Du-Co Ceramics Co reports the 281st-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Dal-Italia and General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Du-Co Ceramics Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Du-Co Ceramics Co's total reported releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Du-Co Ceramics Co's off-site transfers fell from 981 lb in 2022 to 731 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Du-Co Ceramics Co's air releases fell from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Du-Co Ceramics Co 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 Du-Co Ceramics Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 8% (4.8K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
Du-Co Ceramics Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Du-Co Ceramics Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 9.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 31.2K lbs | - |
Du-Co Ceramics Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Du-Co Ceramics Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Coherent Corp., Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC, Vorteq Valencia LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Dal-Italia, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46, Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Du-Co Ceramics Co on cumulative reported pounds (26.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Quality Product Finishing Inc, Industrial Plating Inc, Eastex Forest Products. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Quality Product Finishing Inc Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 26.8K lbs reported
- Industrial Plating Inc Lafayette, IN · Fabricated Metals 26.7K lbs reported
- Eastex Forest Products Houston, TX · Wood Products 26.7K lbs reported
- Hubbell Lenoir City Inc. Chatsworth, CA · Plastics and Rubber 26.7K 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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Coherent Corp.. Du-Co Ceramics Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Du-Co Ceramics Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Du-Co Ceramics Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saxonburg, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327110 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.2% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Quality Product Finishing Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Du-Co Ceramics Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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