EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Owens Corning
Aiken, SC · Parent: Owens Corning
- Total releases
- 183.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owens Corning: how the 183.0K lbs splits
183.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 182.3K lbs 99.6%
- Off-site Transfers 735 lbs 0.4%
Owens Corning's 183.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
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 CARC-HEAVY
Owens Corning is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aiken, SC, in the textiles sector. It reported 35.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 183.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,401 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. Owens Corning is pounds #114 and chemical-count #294 at 183.0K 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: Agy Aiken LLC; Zeus Co LLC Asc; Hubbell Power Systems Inc; Asco L.P.. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside South Carolina: Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co; Phifer Inc; Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC; Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc. Other Owens Corning sites in this extract: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Masonite Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Methanol.
Owens Corning stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 183.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co and Phifer Inc.
Owens Corning vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
183K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owens Corning: Formaldehyde-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Owens Corning reports the 11th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Formaldehyde alone is 61.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 61.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co and Phifer Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owens Corning's pounds in one chemical - here Formaldehyde at 61.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owens Corning's total reported releases fell from 36.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning's off-site transfers fell from 342 lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning's air releases fell from 36.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owens Corning Form-R facts
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See how Owens Corning stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Owens Corning releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 183.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (36.2K lbs to 35.6K lbs).
Owens Corning: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owens Corning year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 34.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 39.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 36.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 35.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 111.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 71.5K lbs | - |
Owens Corning · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owens Corning
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Agy Aiken LLC, Zeus Co LLC Asc, Hubbell Power Systems Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co, Phifer Inc, Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens Corning on cumulative reported pounds (183.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Teijin Automotive Technologies Texas, Central Kentucky Processing Inc, Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Teijin Automotive Technologies Texas Seguin, TX · Plastics and Rubber 183.1K lbs reported
- Central Kentucky Processing Inc Lexington, KY · Fabricated Metals 183.1K lbs reported
- Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse La Crosse, WI · Food 182.8K lbs reported
- Columbia Steel Casting Co Inc Portland, OR · Primary Metals 183.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Owens Corning Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC.
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 Formaldehyde, Methanol; nearby reporters include Agy Aiken LLC. Owens Corning stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Owens Corning TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owens Corning totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aiken, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313230 · Textiles. 4.7% of Aiken TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Teijin Automotive Technologies Texas (Δ 73 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owens Corning stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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