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Facility ID: 43952BRMCHCOUNT

Facility Name and Address:
BARIUM & CHEMICALS INC
515 KINGSDALE RD
STEUBENVILLE, OH 43952

Parent Company:

Industry: Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)
Chemical: Antimony compounds

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Reporting Year Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2024 Source Reduction:: S25: Other process modifications made[-25-49%]

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
S25: Change of operator and increase maintenance on screeners if not optimal

Source Reduction - Production Lab and Maintenance teams
Source Reduction - Operator input from yields and passing results

Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Screening operation with air handling working cannot change

2023 Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas

Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - Dust collection systems in place - do not have any other commercially available units

2022 Source Reduction:: S44: Other improvements to operating practices and training[-0-4%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Source Reduction - Operators combine material qualified and tested to a specification into crates. Prevents spillage and allows for better identification and order filling
2021 Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Barriers: B7-No Information B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
S21: Air handling and proper handling of intermediary containers.

2020 Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible

Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - We can sell the fines so there is no source reduction needed.

2019 Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible

Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Used for US Defense Contracts and Automotive industry

2018 Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations[-0-4%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2017 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
W19: Continue to monitor all floor sweepings and dust collection fines and screen out any possible debris and return to unit through furnace

Source Reduction - Accurate inventory tracking system
2016 Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.

Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Antimony Sulfide is used by the Defense contracts for pyrotechnic and ballistic use. This has to be available as a product especially for our national defense.

Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Material not meeting the customers specs as well as any floor sweepings or dust collection material can be reworded to provide a saleable feed stock.

2015 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-0-4%]


Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations[-0-4%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2014 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-15-24%]

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Maintain all floor sweepings for recovery

2013 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices


Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process

Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping


Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
W19: New computer and inventory system
W51: Lean Project
W52: Air Handling
W58: Material movement and efficiency

Source Reduction - New computer and inventory system
Source Reduction - Lean PRoject
Source Reduction - OBWC - Div of Safety and Hygiene
Source Reduction - Lean Projects
Source Reduction - Air and material handling
2012 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices


Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process

Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping


Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Source Reduction - The Antimony Sulfide processing room has been completely renovated to prevent any material spillage from material handling, in room air handling to recapture dust to be introduced back into the manufacturing process.
2011 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices


Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process

Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Source Reduction - Dust collection methods and process equipment have been improved to diminish any loss of material.
2010 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices


Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process

Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Other Environmental Practices - Looking into another grinding mechanism to eliminate the amount of fines produce.
2009 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices

Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process

Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2008 Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2007 Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2006 Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2005 Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.
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