Ingredion Inc
8 facilities · 7 states · 4.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Ingredion Inc is the reported parent of 8 Form R facilities across 7 states, disclosing 4.6M lbs of toxic releases. 9 of 38 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Illinois (3.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Ingredion Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ingredion Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+7.6%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+7.6%
991.1 thousand lb → 1.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Ingredion Inc's total reported releases rose from 991.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion Inc's air releases rose from 466.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 514.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion Inc's off-site transfers rose from 524.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 552.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Ingredion Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant; Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant; Ingredion Inc; Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Wieland Holdings Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Illinois; North Carolina; Iowa. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food; Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant; Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant; Ingredion Inc; Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Wieland Holdings Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Illinois; North Carolina; Iowa. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food; Chemicals.
Ingredion Inc ranks #278 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Ingredion Inc spans 7 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Releases are facility-concentrated: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant accounts for most of Ingredion Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Ingredion Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Wieland Holdings Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Ingredion Inc sits among TRI parents
Ingredion Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Wieland Holdings Inc and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Wieland Holdings Inc · rank #276 · 30.1M lbs
- Archer Daniels Midland Co · rank #277 · 26.9M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Ingredion Inc
Ammonia; n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Ingredion Inc Argo Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.8M lbs |
| n-Hexane | 1.1M lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | 659.8K lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 347.2K lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 148.5K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 | 3.9M lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 340.9K lbs |
| Iowa | 1 | 181.7K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 112.9K lbs |
| Missouri | 1 | 62.2K lbs |
| Nebraska | 1 | 11.1K lbs |
| Idaho | 1 | 20 lbs |
Facilities (8)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Ingredion Inc Argo Plant Bedford Park, IL | 3.9M lbs |
| Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant Winston Salem, NC | 340.9K lbs |
| Ingredion Inc Cedar Rapids, IA | 181.7K lbs |
| Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant Indianapolis, IN | 112.9K lbs |
| Ingredion Inc North Kansas City, MO | 62.2K lbs |
| Ingredion South Sioux City, NE | 11.1K lbs |
| Ingredion Mapleton, IL | 695 lbs |
| Ingredion Inc Idaho Falls Plant Idaho Falls, ID | 20 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Ingredion Inc on total disclosed release pounds (4.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (8). Release-volume peers include Koppers Inc, Amsted Industries Inc, Scepter Inc. Facility-count peers include Agropur Inc, Albemarle Corp, Allegheny Technologies Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Illinois, North Carolina, Iowa; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Ingredion Inc's TRI parent record
From Ingredion Inc, open Ingredion Inc Argo Plant or compare against Wieland Holdings Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Ingredion Inc (Ingredion Inc Argo Plant in IL). Largest facility
- Compare against Archer Daniels Midland Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Ingredion Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Wieland Holdings Inc, Archer Daniels Midland Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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