EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc
Travelers Rest, SC · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 378 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc: how the 378 lbs splits
378 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 328 lbs 86.6%
- Off-site Transfers 27 lbs 7.0%
- Water Discharges 24 lbs 6.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's 378 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Travelers Rest, SC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 27 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 378 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,131 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. Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc is pounds #396 and chemical-count #258 at 378 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: T&s Brass & Bronze Works Inc.; South Atlantic Galvanizing; Engineered Products LLC; Henkel US Operations Corp. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside South Carolina: Vesuvius USA -Tyler Plant; Usg Interiors; North American Pipe & Precast; Ccm - Mankato North. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Lead; Ammonia.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.6% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 378 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vesuvius USA -Tyler Plant and Usg Interiors.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
378 lbs 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc reports the 744th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Vesuvius USA -Tyler Plant and Usg Interiors.
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
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's total reported releases fell from 76 lb in 2022 to 27 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's air releases fell from 67 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 378 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (30 lbs to 27 lbs).
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 171 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 75 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 76 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 27 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 372 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including T&s Brass & Bronze Works Inc., South Atlantic Galvanizing, Engineered Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Vesuvius USA -Tyler Plant, Usg Interiors, North American Pipe & Precast.
Other Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Certainteed 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 Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead, Ammonia; nearby reporters include T&s Brass & Bronze Works Inc.. Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stamps TRACE 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 Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Travelers Rest, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327910 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Greenville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pimalco (a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Arconic) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds. 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