EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Gemtron Corp
Sweetwater, TN
- Total releases
- 138.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gemtron Corp: how the 138.9K lbs splits
138.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 138.9K lbs 100.0%
Gemtron Corp's 138.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Gemtron Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sweetwater, TN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 35.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 138.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,898 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gemtron Corp is pounds #128 and chemical-count #209 at 138.9K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Glasmasters; Ngk Metals Corp; Culpeper of Sweetwater LLC; Merritt Precision LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Tennessee: Ardagh Glass Inc; Washington Mills Hennepin Inc; Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc; Kosmos Cement Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Gemtron Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 138.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ardagh Glass Inc and Washington Mills Hennepin Inc.
Gemtron Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
139K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gemtron Corp: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Gemtron Corp reports the 155th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 81.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Ardagh Glass Inc and Washington Mills Hennepin Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gemtron Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 81.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gemtron Corp's total reported releases rose from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gemtron Corp's off-site transfers rose from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gemtron Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gemtron Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 138.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 349% (7.9K lbs to 35.6K lbs).
Gemtron Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gemtron Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 349% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 58.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 18.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 18.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 35.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 113.3K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 24.6K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 832 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 181 lbs | - |
Gemtron Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gemtron Corp
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Glasmasters, Ngk Metals Corp, Culpeper of Sweetwater 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 Tennessee - e.g. Ardagh Glass Inc, Washington Mills Hennepin Inc, Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gemtron Corp on cumulative reported pounds (138.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Viobin Products LLC, U.S. Military Academy West Point, Omega Protein Inc Moss Point. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Zinc compounds, Copper compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Glasmasters. Gemtron Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Gemtron Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gemtron Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sweetwater, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327215 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.4% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Viobin Products LLC (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gemtron Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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