EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45
Henderson, TX · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc.
- Total releases
- 259.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45: how the 259.7K lbs splits
259.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 259.7K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45's 259.7K 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).
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 TRACE-CARC
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Henderson, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 46.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 259.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,810 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. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 is pounds #298 and chemical-count #529 at 259.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC; Fiberglass Specialties Inc; Henderson Lumber Mill; Sadler's Smokehouse LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC; Argos Newberry Plant; Argos USA - Martinsburg; Holcim - Ravena Cement Plant. Other General Shale Brick Inc. sites in this extract: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 69; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51. 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; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 259.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC and Argos Newberry Plant.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
260K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 reports the 109th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC and Argos Newberry Plant.
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
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45's total reported releases fell from 47.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45's air releases fell from 47.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 Form-R facts
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See how General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 259.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (48.2K lbs to 46.7K lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45: 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 48.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 65.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 52.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 47.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 46.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. 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) | 135.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 124.4K lbs | - |
| Lead | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC, Fiberglass Specialties Inc, Henderson Lumber Mill, 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. Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC, Argos Newberry Plant, Argos USA - Martinsburg.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 on cumulative reported pounds (259.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Dart Polymers Inc, US Dod Usaf Edwards Afb Ca, Evonik Corp. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
Other General Shale Brick Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 69, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70.
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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · 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.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Henderson, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 2.5% of Rusk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dart Polymers Inc (Δ 88 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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