EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX · Parent: Owens Corning
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.4M lbs 85.8%
- Air Releases 224.8K lbs 14.2%
- Water Discharges 147 lbs <0.1%
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 14.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waxahachie, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 351.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 998 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 Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie is pounds #106 and chemical-count #212 at 1.6M 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: International Extrusion Corp Texas; US Aluminum Corp; Cardinal Cg; James Hardie Building Products Waxahachie. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Corhart Refractories; Ash Grove Cement; Johns Manville Corp Plant 8; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC. Other Owens Corning sites in this extract: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Masonite Corp; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Ammonia; Formaldehyde.
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.8% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Corhart Refractories and Ash Grove Cement.
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie inside Ellis's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 27.4% of every pound reported in Ellis. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 62.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Corhart Refractories and Ash Grove Cement.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ellis's reported pounds (5.8M 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 Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie's total reported releases rose from 301.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 351.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie's off-site transfers rose from 250.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 306.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie's air releases fell from 50.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (338.3K lbs to 351.5K lbs).
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 338.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 294.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 293.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 301.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 351.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 984.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 287.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 120.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 107.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony compounds | 28.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 9.8K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 7.4K lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 3.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 125 lbs | - |
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie
Closest other reporters in Texas - including International Extrusion Corp Texas, US Aluminum Corp, Cardinal Cg, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Corhart Refractories, Ash Grove Cement, Johns Manville Corp Plant 8.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan, Cargill Inc, Planter Cotton Oil Mill. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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, Masonite Corp.
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 Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Ammonia, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include International Extrusion Corp Texas. Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waxahachie, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 27.4% of Ellis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds. 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