EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Essroc Cement Corp
Nazareth, PA · Parent: Lehigh Hanson
- Total releases
- 662.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Essroc Cement Corp: how the 776.3K lbs splits
776.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 776.3K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Essroc Cement Corp's 776.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Essroc Cement Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nazareth, PA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 113.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 662.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,648 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. Essroc Cement Corp is pounds #53 and chemical-count #93 at 662.6K 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: Buzzi Unicem Stockertown Plant; Orbel Corp; Ufp Stockertown LLC; Steel Management Systems LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Pennsylvania: Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.); Pilkington Na; Ash Grove Cement Co; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga. Other Lehigh Hanson sites in this extract: Lehigh Southwest Cement Co; Glendale Plant #45; Sherman Industries LLC - Birmingham City Plant; Sherman Industries - Montevallo Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Essroc Cement Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 662.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.) and Pilkington Na.
Essroc Cement Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
663K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Essroc Cement Corp: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Essroc Cement Corp reports the 47th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.) and Pilkington Na.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Essroc Cement Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 98.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Essroc Cement Corp's total reported releases fell from 129.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 122.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Essroc Cement Corp's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Essroc Cement Corp's air releases fell from 129.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 122.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Essroc Cement Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Essroc Cement Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 776.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 19% (140.7K lbs to 113.7K lbs).
Essroc Cement Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Essroc Cement Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 140.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 121.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 147.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 129.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 122.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 113.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 764.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 360 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 203 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 91 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 44 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Essroc Cement Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Essroc Cement Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Buzzi Unicem Stockertown Plant, Orbel Corp, Ufp Stockertown LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.), Pilkington Na, Ash Grove Cement Co.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Essroc Cement Corp on cumulative reported pounds (662.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.), Pilkington Na, Allied Finishing Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.) Paulding, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 662.5K lbs reported
- Pilkington Na Laurinburg, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 662.1K lbs reported
- Allied Finishing Inc Kentwood, MI · Fabricated Metals 663.7K lbs reported
- Ryobi Die Casting (usa) Inc. Shelbyville, IN · Primary Metals 664.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lehigh Hanson Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lehigh Southwest Cement Co, Glendale Plant #45, Sherman Industries LLC - Birmingham City 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, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Buzzi Unicem Stockertown Plant. Essroc Cement Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Essroc Cement Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Essroc Cement Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nazareth, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327310 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 14.7% of Northampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.) (Δ 62 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Essroc Cement Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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