EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Giant Cement Co
Harleyville, SC · Parent: Fortaleza USA LLC
- Total releases
- 53.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 90
- Carcinogens
- 29
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Giant Cement Co: how the 53.3K lbs splits
53.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 32.7K lbs 61.4%
- Off-site Transfers 20.5K lbs 38.6%
- Water Discharges 21 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Giant Cement Co's 53.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 61.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 38.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Giant Cement Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Harleyville, SC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 6.0K lbs of releases across 58 chemicals in 2023, and 53.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,989 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. 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: Argos Cement Harleyville Plant; Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant; Adams an Oldcastle Co - Holly Hill; Carolina Pole Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside South Carolina: Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant; Kopp Glass Inc; Wells Cos (formerly Spancrete Industries Inc.); Holcim(us) Inc.. Other Fortaleza USA LLC sites in this extract: Keystone Cement Co; Dragon Products Co; Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc; Giant Resource Recovery-Attalla Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; 1,2-Dichlorobenzene; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Ammonia.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
South Carolina TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=574)
- Giant Cement Co
- Oceanagold Haile Gol... 19
What this shows Giant Cement Co leads South Carolina chemical count. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #14. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Giant Cement Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Harleyville, SC: 53.3K lbs across 90 chemicals (29 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 61.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant and Kopp Glass Inc.
Giant Cement Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
53K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Giant Cement Co in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Giant Cement Co reports the 223rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant and Kopp Glass Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Giant Cement Co's total reported releases fell from 10.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Giant Cement Co's off-site transfers fell from 686 lb in 2022 to 70 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Giant Cement Co's air releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Giant Cement Co Form-R facts
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See how Giant Cement Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15% less than the comparison
12.9× more 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 Giant Cement Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 63% (16.0K lbs to 6.0K lbs).
Giant Cement Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Giant Cement Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 63% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.0K lbs | 60 |
| 2020 | 14.0K lbs | 62 |
| 2021 | 7.0K lbs | 65 |
| 2022 | 10.3K lbs | 58 |
| 2023 | 6.0K lbs | 58 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 29 of 90 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Giant Cement Co in Dorchester
Nearest TRI Facilities to Giant Cement Co
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Argos Cement Harleyville Plant, 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.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Vesuvius USA Charleston Plant, Kopp Glass Inc, Wells Cos (formerly Spancrete Industries Inc.).
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Giant Cement Co on cumulative reported pounds (53.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (90). Release-pound peers include Igm Resins USA Inc, Sashco Inc, Hastings Manufacturing Co. Chemical-count peers include Norlite LLC, Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau, US Ecology Nevada Inc.. 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).
- Norlite LLC Cohoes, NY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 93 chemicals
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 87 chemicals
- US Ecology Nevada Inc. Beatty, NV · Hazardous Waste 93 chemicals
- Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC Arkadelphia, AR · Hazardous Waste 94 chemicals
Other Fortaleza USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Keystone Cement Co, Dragon Products Co, Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc.
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 Methanol, 1,2-Dichlorobenzene, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Argos Cement Harleyville Plant. Giant Cement Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Giant Cement Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Giant Cement Co 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. 2.1% of Dorchester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Igm Resins USA Inc (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Giant Cement Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 61.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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