EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Potters Industries LLC
Paris, TX · Parent: Potters Intermediate Holdings LP
- Total releases
- 379.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Potters Industries LLC: how the 379.1K lbs splits
379.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 355.1K lbs 93.7%
- Air Releases 23.4K lbs 6.2%
- Water Discharges 520 lbs 0.1%
Potters Industries LLC's 379.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Potters Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Paris, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 37.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 379.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,273 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. Potters Industries LLC is pounds #240 and chemical-count #1155 at 379.1K 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: Campbell Soup Supply Co; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Paris Asphalt Plant; US Army National Guard Camp Maxey Ranges. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Johns Manville Plant 2; Central Plains Cement Co; 3M Co - Wausau Downtown; Momentive Technologies. Other Potters Intermediate Holdings LP sites in this extract: Potters Industries LLC; Potters Industries LLC; Potters Industries LLC; Potters - Palestine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds.
Potters Industries LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 379.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Johns Manville Plant 2 and Central Plains Cement Co.
Potters Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
379K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Potters Industries LLC inside Lamar's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Potters Industries LLC reports the 81st-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 66.1% of every pound reported in Lamar. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 76.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Johns Manville Plant 2 and Central Plains Cement Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lamar's reported pounds (573.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Potters Industries LLC's total reported releases fell from 252.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Potters Industries LLC's water releases rose from 43 lb in 2022 to 121 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Potters Industries LLC's off-site transfers fell from 247.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Potters Industries LLC's air releases fell from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Potters Industries LLC Form-R facts
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33% 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 Potters Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 379.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (28.9K lbs to 37.5K lbs).
Potters Industries LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Potters Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 30% 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 34.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 25.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 252.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 37.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 290.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 88.7K lbs | - |
Potters Industries LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Potters Industries LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Campbell Soup Supply Co, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Paris Asphalt 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. Johns Manville Plant 2, Central Plains Cement Co, 3M Co - Wausau Downtown.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Potters Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (379.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ac Polymers Inc, Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc, Dynamic Paint Solution. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Potters Intermediate Holdings LP Facilities
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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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Campbell Soup Supply Co. Potters Industries LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Potters Industries LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Potters Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Paris, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327215 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 66.1% of Lamar TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ac Polymers Inc (Δ 57 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Potters Industries LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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