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Facility ID: 75455FRNCD1300I
Facility Name and Address: MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE - MT. PLEASANT 1300 IND US TRIAL RD MOUNT PLEASANT, TX 75455 Parent Company: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC Industry: Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929) Chemical: Antimony compounds Reports: View TRI Facility profile report for this facility View TRI Form R submissions by this facility |
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Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical
Reporting Year | Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity | Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity | Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information* |
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2022 |
Source Reduction:: S42: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and material changeovers[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
S42: MarmonIEI-MP continues the practice of grouping like compounds in our production schedule to help eliminate excess waste. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - We continue the practice of grouping like compounds in our production schedule to help eliminate excess waste and our operators continue to help eliminate waste in their daily routines by reducing machine purge times and waste. |
2021 |
Source Reduction:: S42: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and material changeovers[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Dekoron continues to schedule orders to run like materials together in an effort to minimize and eliminate waste. |
2020 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
W14: Production Supervisor schedules orders with like materials to run together in groups to help minimize scrap and waste. |
2019 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-0-4%]
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-0-4%] |
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 |
W14: Dekoron continues to schedule orders in groups to help minimize scrap and improve efficiencies. |
2018 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications |
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 |
W14: Dekoron continues to run customer and stock orders in groups of like materials in an effort to minimize waste which also improves efficiencies. W58: Dekoron began the process of allowing the extruders to sit idle for longer durations in an effort to minimize waste thru excess purging. |
2017 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-0-4%]
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective |
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 |
W14: Dekorons Production Manager takes all steps possible to group like compounds together in turn minimizing changeovers, helping to eliminate scrap. |
2016 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-0-4%]
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective |
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 |
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2015 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system |
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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Dekoron continues to maintain and utilize the ODEX monitoring systems on our manufacturing lines in an effort to help eliminate waste and scrap. We continue the practice of returning materials close to their expiring shelf life, to the compounder so material can be reworked and extending the shelf life. |
2014 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system |
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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
W15: We continue to use the ODEX monitoring systems in an effort to eliminate waste and scrap. Source Reduction - Material close to reaching shelf life was returned to the compounder so it could be reworked which extended the shelf life, eliminating the need to scrap. |
2013 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system |
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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
W14: Continued practice of grouping orders with like materials decreasing the scrap quantities generaded. W15: Dekoron installed ODEX monitoring systems on two of our three singles extrusion lines allowing the operators to closly monitor wall thickness helping to eliminate scrap. |
2012 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system |
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 |
W14: Dekoron continues the practice of grouping orders together with like materials decreasing the scrap quantitites being generated. W15: Dekoron installed an ODEX monitoring system on one of our jacketing lines which gives the operators a real time look and ability to use less material by controlling wall thickness. |
2011 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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 |
Other Environmental Practices - Our recycling efforts continue as we work with new operators, educating them on the importance of capturing any and all scrap produced so it may be recycled and kept out of our local landfill. |
2010 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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 |
Source Reduction - Several factors had impact on our lower usage of compounds that contain Antimony Compounds in 2010. 1) Dekoron's overall usage was down 13.8% from 2009 due to drop off in business. 2) Dekoron had a workforce reduction from 64 employees down to 56. 3) Dekoron made changes in the Production schedule that helped eliminate purgings and cleanouts that generated unwanted material waste. |
2009 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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 |
Other Environmental Practices - Dekoron continues to move toward locating and using materials that are recyclable. We are working with several scrap vendors in an effort to eliminate any and all waste going into landfills. |
2008 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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 |
Source Reduction - During 2008, all but one pvc compound was replaced with non-Lead rohs compliant compounds in an on-Going effort to eliminate all lead content from resin compounds used during manufacturing. |
2007 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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 |
Source Reduction - During 2007 one pvc compound was successfully replaced with a non-Lead rohs compliant compound, during 2008 most pvc compounds will be replaced with non-Lead rohs compliant compounds in an on-Going effort to eliminate all lead content from resin compounds used during manufacturing. |
2006 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures |
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: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
Other Environmental Practices - All PVC compounds now sold for recycle, monies received from sale are distributed to hourly employee's as an incentive to ensure all waste is captured. Non-lead ROHS compliant compounds are currently being tested for approval to eliminate lead content from PVC compounds used during manufacturing. |
2005 | Other Environmental Practices - All PVC compounds containing lead & antimony are now being sold for to a supplier for recycle eliminating 99.9% of this waste being sent to a landfill. |