Rowan County contains 266 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 26 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 186.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Starch Chemical Corp | Salisbury | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County Power Plant | Salisbury | 70.0k | Compliant |
| Teijin Automotive Technologies Nc Composites, Llc- Salisbury | Salisbury | 40.1k | Compliant |
| Daimler Trucks North America Llc | Cleveland | 29.2k | Compliant |
| Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc | Salisbury | 23.8k | Compliant |
| Henkel Us Operations Corporation | Salisbury | 12.4k | Penalties |
| General Shale Brick, Inc. - Plant 51 | East Spencer | 7.6k | Compliant |
| Aldo Coatings | Salisbury | 1.7k | Compliant |
| Innospec Performance Chemicals Us Co | Spencer | 1.5k | Compliant |
| Chroma Color Corporation | Salisbury | 72 | Compliant |
| Granges Americas, Inc. | Salisbury | 65 | Penalties |
| Schneider Electric | Salisbury | 5 | Compliant |
| Boral Composites Inc | Salisbury | 2 | Compliant |
| Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp | Salisbury | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durafiber Technologies Inc Salisbury Plant | Salisbury | $374 | 2025-11-12 |
| Va Hosp | Salisbury | $0 | 2024-10-07 |