EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Knauf Insulation Inc.
Inwood, WV · Parent: Knauf Insulation
- Total releases
- 978.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Knauf Insulation Inc.: how the 978.2K lbs splits
978.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 977.3K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 870 lbs 0.1%
Knauf Insulation Inc.'s 978.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Knauf Insulation Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Inwood, WV, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 111.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 978.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,319 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. Knauf Insulation Inc. is pounds #22 and chemical-count #66 at 978.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Procter & Gamble Tabler Station Manufacturing Plant; Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Martinsburg Precast Plant; Chem-Pak Inc; Associated Asphalt Martinsburg LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside West Virginia: Lone Star Industries DBA Buzzi Unicem USA; Holcim (us) Inc Portland Plant; Graymont (wi) Inc.; Belden Brick Co Plant 8. Other Knauf Insulation sites in this extract: Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Knauf Insulation Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Hexane; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Knauf Insulation Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 978.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lone Star Industries DBA Buzzi Unicem USA and Holcim (us) Inc Portland Plant.
Knauf Insulation Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
978K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Knauf Insulation Inc. inside Berkeley's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Knauf Insulation Inc. reports the 30th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 45.4% of every pound reported in Berkeley. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.5% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Lone Star Industries DBA Buzzi Unicem USA and Holcim (us) Inc Portland Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Berkeley's reported pounds (2.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 151.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 111.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 198 lb in 2022 to 326 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knauf Insulation Inc.'s air releases fell from 151.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 111.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Knauf Insulation Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Knauf Insulation Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 978.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 60% (280.7K lbs to 111.6K lbs).
Knauf Insulation 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 Knauf Insulation Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 280.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 256.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 178.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 151.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 111.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 963.7K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 192 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 42 lbs | - |
Knauf Insulation Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Knauf Insulation Inc.
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Procter & Gamble Tabler Station Manufacturing Plant, Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Martinsburg Precast Plant, Chem-Pak Inc, 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. Lone Star Industries DBA Buzzi Unicem USA, Holcim (us) Inc Portland Plant, Graymont (wi) Inc..
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Knauf Insulation Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (978.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Kbk Industries LLC, Eagle Family Foods Group LLC, Actagro LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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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 Ammonia, n-Hexane, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Procter & Gamble Tabler Station Manufacturing Plant. Knauf Insulation 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 Knauf Insulation Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Knauf Insulation Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Inwood, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 45.4% of Berkeley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kbk Industries LLC (Δ 179 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Knauf Insulation Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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