EPA TRI Facility · Food
Bunge N.a. Inc.
Decatur, AL · Parent: Bunge N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 4.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bunge N.a. Inc.: how the 4.5M lbs splits
4.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.5M lbs 100.0%
Bunge N.a. Inc.'s 4.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Bunge N.a. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, AL, in the food sector. It reported 680.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 4.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 471 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Big Heart Pet Brands Inc.; Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant; Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc; Automatic Screw Machine Product Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Cargill Corn Milling; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant. Other Bunge N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.; Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC; Bunge N.a. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Bunge N.a. Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant and US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House.
Bunge N.a. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.5M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bunge N.a. Inc.: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Bunge N.a. Inc. reports the 38th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant and US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bunge N.a. Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bunge N.a. Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 877.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 680.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bunge N.a. Inc.'s air releases fell from 877.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 680.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bunge N.a. Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bunge N.a. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (1.4M lbs to 680.5K lbs).
Bunge N.a. Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Bunge N.a. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 51% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4M lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 740.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 767.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 877.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 680.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 4.5M lbs | - |
Bunge N.a. Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bunge N.a. Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Big Heart Pet Brands Inc., Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant, Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House, Cargill Corn Milling.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bunge N.a. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (4.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc, Pacific Cast Technologies Inc, Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa). Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc York, PA · Hazardous Waste 4.5M lbs reported
- Pacific Cast Technologies Inc Albany, OR · Primary Metals 4.5M lbs reported
- Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) Ely, NV · Metal Mining 4.4M lbs reported
- Uop-Shreveport Plant Shreveport, LA · Chemicals 4.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bunge N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc., Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C., Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC.
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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Big Heart Pet Brands Inc.. Bunge N.a. Inc. stamps HEAVY 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 Bunge N.a. Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bunge N.a. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 21.2% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc (Δ 7.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bunge N.a. Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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