EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber

Johns Manville

La Porte, TX · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Total releases
2.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Johns Manville: how the 2.2K lbs splits

2.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 2.2K lbs 100.0%

Johns Manville's 2.2K 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: Diisocyanates.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Johns Manville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,684 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. Johns Manville is pounds #1205 and chemical-count #1659 at 2.2K 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: La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Solvay Chemicals Inc; Ineos Battleground Manufacturing Complex. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Trex - Virginia Manufacturing Operations; Cold Chain Technologies LLC; Elite Comfort Solutions - Conover; Armada Rubber Manufacturing Co. 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: Diisocyanates.

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Johns Manville stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Trex - Virginia Manufacturing Operations and Cold Chain Technologies LLC.

#12,684 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Johns Manville vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Johns Manville: Diisocyanates-led volume

Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Johns Manville reports the 980th-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Trex - Virginia Manufacturing Operations and Cold Chain Technologies LLC.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Johns Manville's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Johns Manville's total reported releases rose from 84 lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Johns Manville's air releases rose from 84 lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Johns Manville Form-R facts

Sector
Plastics and Rubber
LIGHT volume
2.2K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Diisocyanates

Compare this facility

See how Johns Manville stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Johns Manville
2.2K lbs
La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co
368.4K lbs

99% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Johns Manville
1
La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co
2

50% less than the comparison

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 Johns Manville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.

Air Releases 2.2K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2068% (85 lbs to 1.8K lbs).

Johns Manville: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Johns Manville year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2068% 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: Diisocyanates.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 85 lbs 1
2020 66 lbs 1
2021 79 lbs 1
2022 84 lbs 1
2023 1.8K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Diisocyanates 2.2K lbs -

Johns Manville · AIR-pathway site

La Porte, TX
29.7097, -95.0909
County TRI context
Harris · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Johns Manville on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hopeton, Univar USA Inc Denver, Cooper Power Systems LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co. Johns Manville stamps LIGHT 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.

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This Johns Manville TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Johns Manville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hopeton (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Johns Manville stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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