EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant
Elgin, TX · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 100.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant: how the 100.8K lbs splits
100.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 100.8K lbs 100.0%
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant's 100.8K 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elgin, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 10.1K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 100.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,565 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-Elgin Plant is pounds #447 and chemical-count #317 at 100.8K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Centex Materials Manor Plant; Oldcastle Lawn & Garden. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant; Harbisonwalker International Inc; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Lhoist Na of Arizona Inc - Nelson Plant. 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen fluoride; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 100.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant and Harbisonwalker International Inc.
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
101K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% 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-Elgin Plant: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant reports the 180th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 69.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant and Harbisonwalker International Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 69.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant's total reported releases rose from 9.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant's air releases rose from 9.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 100.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 84% (63.2K lbs to 10.1K lbs).
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant: 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 Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 84% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 63.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 9.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 8.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 9.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 10.1K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 70.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 30.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 77 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 48 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 41 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46, Darling Ingredients Inc., Centex Materials Manor 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. Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant, Harbisonwalker International Inc, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant on cumulative reported pounds (100.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC, US Army National Guard Camp Grayling Jmtc North Ranges, Gates Corp. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC Mount Vernon, IN · Chemicals 100.8K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Camp Grayling Jmtc North Ranges Camp Grayling, MI · Other 100.8K lbs reported
- Gates Corp Iola, KS · Plastics and Rubber 100.8K lbs reported
- Federal Mogul Corp Van Wert, OH · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 100.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46. Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elgin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 22.6% of Bastrop TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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