EPA TRI Facility · Food
Novus Arkansas LLC
Little Rock, AR · Parent: Novus International Inc
- Total releases
- 97.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Novus Arkansas LLC: how the 97.4K lbs splits
97.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 86.8K lbs 89.1%
- Air Releases 10.6K lbs 10.9%
Novus Arkansas LLC's 97.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Novus Arkansas LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Little Rock, AR, in the food sector. It reported 28.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 97.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,642 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc; Welspun Tubular LLC; Certainteed LLC; 3M Co - Little Rock. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: Adm Animal Nutrition; Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2; California Dairies Inc Los Banos; Belgioioso Cheese. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Ammonia.
Novus Arkansas LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.1% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 97.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Adm Animal Nutrition and Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2.
Novus Arkansas LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
97K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Novus Arkansas LLC in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Novus Arkansas LLC reports the 501st-largest volume (97.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Arkansas include Adm Animal Nutrition and Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Novus Arkansas LLC's total reported releases rose from 17.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Novus Arkansas LLC's off-site transfers rose from 15.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Novus Arkansas LLC's air releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Novus Arkansas LLC Form-R facts
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16% less than the comparison
5.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Novus Arkansas LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 97.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (27.3K lbs to 28.5K lbs).
Novus Arkansas LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Novus Arkansas LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 7.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 16.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 17.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 28.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 34.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 30.9K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 21.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 10.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 62 lbs | - |
Novus Arkansas LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Novus Arkansas LLC
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc, Welspun Tubular LLC, Certainteed LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Adm Animal Nutrition, Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2, California Dairies Inc Los Banos.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Novus Arkansas LLC on cumulative reported pounds (97.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Resilience Boston Inc., Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC, Adm Animal Nutrition. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Resilience Boston Inc. Allston, MA · Chemicals 97.4K lbs reported
- Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC Huntsville, AL · Transportation Equipment 97.4K lbs reported
- Adm Animal Nutrition Effingham, IL · Food 97.4K lbs reported
- X-Cel Industries Inc. Southfield, MI · Transportation Equipment 97.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc. Novus Arkansas LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Novus Arkansas LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Novus Arkansas LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Little Rock, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311119 · Food. 2.7% of Pulaski TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Resilience Boston Inc. (Δ 26 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Novus Arkansas LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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