EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant
Harleyville, SC · Parent: Summit Materials LLC
- Total releases
- 63.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant: how the 63.0K lbs splits
63.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 63.0K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant's 63.0K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Harleyville, SC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 19.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 63.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,613 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Argos Cement Harleyville Plant is pounds #175 and chemical-count #92 at 63.0K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Giant Cement Co; Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant; Adams an Oldcastle Co - Holly Hill; Dawkins On-Site. LLC - Walmart Portable. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside South Carolina: Harbisonwalker International Steelcasting USA; Electric Glass Fiber America LLC; Dal-Tile Sunnyvale Mfg; Armstrong World Industries Inc Millwood Wv. Other Summit Materials LLC sites in this extract: Continental Cement Co; Continental Cement Co LLC; Argos USA - Martinsburg; Argos Newberry Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Manganese compounds; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds.
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 63.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Harbisonwalker International Steelcasting USA and Electric Glass Fiber America LLC.
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
63K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Argos Cement Harleyville Plant reports the 214th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 88.4% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Harbisonwalker International Steelcasting USA and Electric Glass Fiber America LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Argos Cement Harleyville Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 88.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Argos Cement Harleyville Plant's total reported releases fell from 19.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Argos Cement Harleyville Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Argos Cement Harleyville Plant's air releases fell from 19.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant Form-R facts
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18% more than the comparison
92% 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 Argos Cement Harleyville Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 63.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 988% (1.8K lbs to 19.4K lbs).
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Argos Cement Harleyville Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 988% 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 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 20.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 19.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 19.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 55.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 213 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 140 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 137 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 34 lbs | - |
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Argos Cement Harleyville Plant
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Giant Cement Co, Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant, Adams an Oldcastle Co - Holly Hill, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
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Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Harbisonwalker International Steelcasting USA, Electric Glass Fiber America LLC, Dal-Tile Sunnyvale Mfg.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Argos Cement Harleyville Plant on cumulative reported pounds (63.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Iby LLC, Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Premium Custom Painting Co. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Summit Materials LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Continental Cement Co, Continental Cement Co LLC, Argos USA - Martinsburg.
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, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Giant Cement Co. Argos Cement Harleyville Plant 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 Argos Cement Harleyville Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Harleyville, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327310 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.5% of Dorchester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Iby LLC (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Argos Cement Harleyville Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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