EPA TRI Facility · Food
Planter Cotton Oil Mill
Pine Bluff, AR
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Planter Cotton Oil Mill: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6M lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 833 lbs 0.1%
Planter Cotton Oil Mill's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Planter Cotton Oil Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pine Bluff, AR, in the food sector. It reported 272.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 995 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: American Kraft Paper Industries LLC; Suzano Packaging; Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc; Pine Bluff Portable 130. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc; Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing; Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Planter Cotton Oil Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cargill Inc and Cargill Inc.
Planter Cotton Oil Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Planter Cotton Oil Mill: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Planter Cotton Oil Mill reports the 133rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Cargill Inc and Cargill Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Planter Cotton Oil Mill's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Planter Cotton Oil Mill's total reported releases rose from 174.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 272.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Planter Cotton Oil Mill's air releases rose from 174.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 272.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Planter Cotton Oil Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Planter Cotton Oil Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (496.8K lbs to 272.8K lbs).
Planter Cotton Oil Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Planter Cotton Oil Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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 | 496.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 383.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 255.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 174.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 272.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.6M lbs | - |
Planter Cotton Oil Mill · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Planter Cotton Oil Mill
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including American Kraft Paper Industries LLC, Suzano Packaging, Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc, 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. Cargill Inc, Cargill Inc, Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Planter Cotton Oil Mill on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Cargill Inc, Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie. 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.
- Cargill Inc Lafayette, IN · Food 1.6M lbs reported
- Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan Altamont, UT · Natural Gas Processing 1.6M lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.6M lbs reported
- Equistar Chemicals LP La Porte, TX · Chemicals 1.6M 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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include American Kraft Paper Industries LLC. Planter Cotton Oil Mill 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 Planter Cotton Oil Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Planter Cotton Oil Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pine Bluff, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 6.6% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc (Δ 594 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Planter Cotton Oil Mill 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