EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc
Brownsville, TX · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 141.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc: how the 141.0K lbs splits
141.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 141.0K lbs 100.0%
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's 141.0K 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: Phenol.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brownsville, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 28.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 141.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,868 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. Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc is pounds #385 and chemical-count #1510 at 141.0K 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: Trico Products Corp; National Electric Coil Co LP; Chem Pruf Door; Mueller Co. - Gas Products Div. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Kosmos Cement Co LLC; Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC; Cormetech Inc; Gemtron Corp. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 141.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kosmos Cement Co LLC and Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
141K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc: Phenol-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc reports the 153rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Phenol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Kosmos Cement Co LLC and Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Phenol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's total reported releases rose from 26.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc's air releases rose from 26.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc Form-R facts
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See how Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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80% 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 Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 141.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (30.7K lbs to 28.4K lbs).
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc: 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 Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 25.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 29.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 26.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 28.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 141.0K lbs | - |
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Trico Products Corp, National Electric Coil Co LP, Chem Pruf Door, 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. Kosmos Cement Co LLC, Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC, Cormetech Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc on cumulative reported pounds (141.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fintex LLC, Western Refining - Bloomfield, Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. 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.
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 Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Certainteed 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 Phenol; nearby reporters include Trico Products Corp. Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brownsville, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327910 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 12.6% of Cameron TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fintex LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Phenol. 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