EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant
Millsap, TX · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant: how the 1.6K lbs splits
1.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 100.0%
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant's 1.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Millsap, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 118 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,121 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant is pounds #1251 and chemical-count #855 at 1.6K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Geodynamics; Polymer Adhesive LLC; Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant; Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant; Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials; Superior Concrete Materials Inc. - Dulles; Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Lead; Manganese compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant and Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials.
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant reports the 553rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 94.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant and Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 94.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant Form-R facts
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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 Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (1.1K lbs to 118 lbs).
Acme Brick Co-Bennett 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 Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 145 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 145 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 126 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 118 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 89 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Geodynamics, Polymer Adhesive LLC, Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant, Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials, Superior Concrete Materials Inc. - Dulles.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant, Lancaster Metal Manufacturing, Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant. 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.
- Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant Broomfield, CO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.6K lbs reported
- Lancaster Metal Manufacturing Lancaster, PA · Fabricated Metals 1.6K lbs reported
- Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant Westlake, LA · Chemicals 1.6K lbs reported
- Freudenberg-Nok Shelbyville Plant Shelbyville, IN · Plastics and Rubber 1.6K lbs reported
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
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Manganese compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Geodynamics. Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Millsap, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.3% of Parker TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Acme Brick Co-Bennett Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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