EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Magnesita Refractories Co
York, PA
- Total releases
- 437.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Magnesita Refractories Co: how the 520.0K lbs splits
520.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 465.4K lbs 89.5%
- Off-site Transfers 41.0K lbs 7.9%
- Land Disposal 13.5K lbs 2.6%
Magnesita Refractories Co's 520.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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
Magnesita Refractories Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in York, PA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 83.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 437.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,107 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. Magnesita Refractories Co is pounds #85 and chemical-count #129 at 437.0K 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: Bae Systems Land & Armaments; Church & Dwight Co Inc; Voith Hydro Inc; Kloeckner Metals Corp. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Pennsylvania: Continental Cement Co LLC; Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations; Agy Aiken LLC; Pine Hall Brick Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Aluminum (fume or dust); Phenol; Lead compounds.
Magnesita Refractories Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.5% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 437.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Continental Cement Co LLC and Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations.
Magnesita Refractories Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
437K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Magnesita Refractories Co: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Magnesita Refractories Co reports the 68th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 89.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Continental Cement Co LLC and Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Magnesita Refractories Co's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 89.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Magnesita Refractories Co's total reported releases rose from 82.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Magnesita Refractories Co's off-site transfers rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Magnesita Refractories Co's air releases fell from 76.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Magnesita Refractories Co's land releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Magnesita Refractories Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Magnesita Refractories Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 520.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 11% (93.3K lbs to 83.0K lbs).
Magnesita Refractories Co: 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 Magnesita Refractories Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 93.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 83.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 94.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 82.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 83.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 83.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 464.0K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 39.5K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 15.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 492 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 230 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 109 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 100 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 44 lbs | - |
Magnesita Refractories Co · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Continental Cement Co LLC, Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations, Agy Aiken LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Magnesita Refractories Co on cumulative reported pounds (437.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Carestream Health Inc, Kovalus Separation Solutions Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site Wallingford, CT · Chemicals 436.7K lbs reported
- Carestream Health Inc White City, OR · Chemicals 437.4K lbs reported
- Kovalus Separation Solutions Inc. Wilmington, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 436.5K lbs reported
- Lfm Giddings West Giddings, TX · Plastics and Rubber 437.6K 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Aluminum (fume or dust), Phenol, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Bae Systems Land & Armaments. Magnesita Refractories Co 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 Magnesita Refractories Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Magnesita Refractories Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for York, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 3.5% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site (Δ 353 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Magnesita Refractories Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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