EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Owens-Corning Amarillo
Amarillo, TX · Parent: Owens Corning
- Total releases
- 541.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owens-Corning Amarillo: how the 541.2K lbs splits
541.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 541.1K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 114 lbs <0.1%
Owens-Corning Amarillo's 541.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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
Owens-Corning Amarillo is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Amarillo, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 94.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 541.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,854 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. Owens-Corning Amarillo is pounds #195 and chemical-count #1152 at 541.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Safety-Kleen Systems Amarillo (ama); Cooper Crouse-Hinds Amarillo Tx; Chs Inc; Power Pipe & Tank LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Owens Corning; Ardagh Glass Inc; Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready; Thermafiber Inc. Other Owens Corning sites in this extract: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Masonite Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead.
Owens-Corning Amarillo stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 541.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Owens Corning and Ardagh Glass Inc.
Owens-Corning Amarillo vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
541K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owens-Corning Amarillo inside Randall's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Owens-Corning Amarillo reports the 58th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 71.8% of every pound reported in Randall. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Owens Corning and Ardagh Glass Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Randall's reported pounds (754.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owens-Corning Amarillo's total reported releases fell from 125.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens-Corning Amarillo's off-site transfers fell from 30 lb in 2022 to 17 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens-Corning Amarillo's air releases fell from 125.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owens-Corning Amarillo Form-R facts
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See how Owens-Corning Amarillo stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
108232.9× more than the comparison
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 Owens-Corning Amarillo releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 541.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (120.5K lbs to 94.2K lbs).
Owens-Corning Amarillo: 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 Owens-Corning Amarillo year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 120.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 94.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 106.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 125.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 94.2K lbs | 2 |
Owens-Corning Amarillo · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owens-Corning Amarillo
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Safety-Kleen Systems Amarillo (ama), Cooper Crouse-Hinds Amarillo Tx, Chs Inc, 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. Owens Corning, Ardagh Glass Inc, Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens-Corning Amarillo on cumulative reported pounds (541.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Whitehouse Plant, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc., Rmi Titanium Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Whitehouse Plant Whitehouse, OH · Fabricated Metals 540.6K lbs reported
- Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. Coffeyville, KS · Chemicals 541.9K lbs reported
- Rmi Titanium Co LLC Niles, OH · Primary Metals 541.9K lbs reported
- New-Indy Containerboard Ontario LLC Ontario, CA · Paper 542.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Owens Corning Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC.
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 Methanol, Lead; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Amarillo (ama). Owens-Corning Amarillo 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 Owens-Corning Amarillo TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owens-Corning Amarillo totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Amarillo, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327212 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 71.8% of Randall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Whitehouse Plant (Δ 593 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owens-Corning Amarillo stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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