EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant

Whitehall, PA · Parent: Holcim Participations (us) Inc

Total releases
197.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
11
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant: how the 372.8K lbs splits

372.8K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 372.5K lbs 99.9%
  • Water Discharges 289 lbs 0.1%
  • Off-site Transfers 7 lbs <0.1%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant's 372.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.1%. 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.

MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Whitehall, PA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 175.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 197.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,263 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. Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant is pounds #136 and chemical-count #75 at 197.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Northampton Generating Plant; Bridesburg Foundry Co; Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group; B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Pennsylvania: Acme Brick Co Jonesboro; Cemex Southeast LLC - Demopolis Plant; Pete Lien & Sons Inc; Hyperion Materials & Technologies - Worthington. Other Holcim Participations (us) Inc sites in this extract: Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant; Holcim (us) Inc; Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.); Holcim (us) Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Manganese compounds; Chromium; Lead And Lead Compounds.

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Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 197.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Acme Brick Co Jonesboro and Cemex Southeast LLC - Demopolis Plant.

#3,263 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

197K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant: Ammonia-led volume

Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant reports the 127th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Acme Brick Co Jonesboro and Cemex Southeast LLC - Demopolis Plant.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant's total reported releases rose from 86.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 89.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant's air releases rose from 86.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 89.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Nonmetallic Mineral Product
MID volume
197.1K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
11 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant
197.1K lbs
Northampton Generating Plant
2.1M lbs

91% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant
11
Northampton Generating Plant
18

39% 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 Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 372.8K lbs.

Air Releases 372.5K lbs (99.9%)
Water Discharges 289 lbs (0.1%)
Off-site Transfers 7 lbs (<0.1%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 75038% (234 lbs to 175.8K lbs).

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 75038% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 234 lbs 6
2020 140 lbs 7
2021 21.1K lbs 7
2022 86.4K lbs 7
2023 89.2K lbs 7
2024 175.8K lbs 7

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 372.0K lbs -
Manganese compounds 261 lbs -
Chromium 259 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 101 lbs -
Zinc compounds 69 lbs -
Mercury 61 lbs -
Lead 53 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 19 lbs -
Lead compounds 13 lbs -
Mercury compounds 0 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant · AIR-pathway site

Whitehall, PA
40.6893, -75.5072
County TRI context
Lehigh · 4.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Holcim Participations (us) Inc

Compare beyond Pennsylvania

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant on cumulative reported pounds (197.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Trace Die Cast Inc, Technimark LLC, Able Electropolishing Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Manganese compounds, Chromium, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Northampton Generating Plant. Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant 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.

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This Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Whitehall, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327310 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 4.8% of Lehigh TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trace Die Cast Inc (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant 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