EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Corhart Refractories
Buckhannon, WV · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Corhart Refractories: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.6M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 34 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Corhart Refractories's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Corhart Refractories is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buckhannon, WV, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 379.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,008 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Corhart Refractories is pounds #15 and chemical-count #106 at 1.6M lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Buckhannon Ewp; World Fuel Services Buckhannon Bulk Plant; Multi-Chem Group Jane Lew Wv Facility; Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Wv. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside West Virginia: Ash Grove Cement; Johns Manville Corp Plant 8; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc; Certainteed Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Corhart Refractories stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. 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 Ash Grove Cement and Johns Manville Corp Plant 8.
Corhart Refractories 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
Corhart Refractories inside Upshur's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Corhart Refractories reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.9% of every pound reported in Upshur. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 86.5% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Ash Grove Cement and Johns Manville Corp Plant 8.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Upshur's reported pounds (1.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Corhart Refractories's total reported releases rose from 304.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 379.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Corhart Refractories's off-site transfers rose from 304.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 379.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Corhart Refractories Form-R facts
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921.9× more than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Corhart Refractories releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (357.3K lbs to 379.5K lbs).
Corhart Refractories: 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 Corhart Refractories year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 357.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 211.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 315.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 304.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 379.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 211.3K lbs | - |
Corhart Refractories · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Corhart Refractories
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Buckhannon Ewp, World Fuel Services Buckhannon Bulk Plant, Multi-Chem Group Jane Lew Wv Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Ash Grove Cement, Johns Manville Corp Plant 8, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Corhart Refractories on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include International Waxes Inc, Armstrong World Industries, Hexcel Corp. 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 Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Certainteed LLC, Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc.
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Buckhannon Ewp. Corhart Refractories stamps HEAVY 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 Corhart Refractories TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Corhart Refractories totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buckhannon, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 99.9% of Upshur TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Waxes Inc (Δ 797 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Corhart Refractories stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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