EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tate&lyle Van Buren
Van Buren, AR · Parent: Tlhus Inc
- Total releases
- 95.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tate&lyle Van Buren: how the 95.1K lbs splits
95.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 94.6K lbs 99.4%
- Off-site Transfers 497 lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 30 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tate&lyle Van Buren's 95.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Tate&lyle Van Buren is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Van Buren, AR, in the food sector. It reported 19.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 95.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,697 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: Afco Steel LLC; Tyson Poultry Inc; Applied Process Fort Smith; Precision Packaging Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: California Dairies Inc Fresno; Darigold - Chehalis; Kraft Heinz Foods Co; American Italian Pasta Co. Other Tlhus Inc sites in this extract: Tate & Lyle Sagamore; Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC; Tate & Lyle Solutions USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Propylene oxide.
Tate&lyle Van Buren stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.4% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 95.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include California Dairies Inc Fresno and Darigold - Chehalis.
Tate&lyle Van Buren vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
95K 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
Tate&lyle Van Buren: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tate&lyle Van Buren reports the 506th-largest volume (95.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include California Dairies Inc Fresno and Darigold - Chehalis.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tate&lyle Van Buren's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tate&lyle Van Buren's total reported releases rose from 18.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tate&lyle Van Buren's off-site transfers fell from 149 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tate&lyle Van Buren's air releases rose from 18.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tate&lyle Van Buren Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tate&lyle Van Buren releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 95.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 17% (16.3K lbs to 19.1K lbs).
Tate&lyle Van Buren: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tate&lyle Van Buren year-over-year reported totals (increased by 17% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 23.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 17.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 18.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 19.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 94.5K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 594 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tate&lyle Van Buren · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tate&lyle Van Buren
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Afco Steel LLC, Tyson Poultry Inc, Applied Process Fort Smith, 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. California Dairies Inc Fresno, Darigold - Chehalis, Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tate&lyle Van Buren on cumulative reported pounds (95.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include California Dairies Inc Fresno, Darigold - Chehalis, Tn Tennessee LLC - Erwin. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tlhus Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tate & Lyle Sagamore, Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC, Tate & Lyle Solutions USA 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 Methanol, Propylene oxide; nearby reporters include Afco Steel LLC. Tate&lyle Van Buren stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Tate&lyle Van Buren TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tate&lyle Van Buren totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Van Buren, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 20.0% of Crawford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: California Dairies Inc Fresno (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tate&lyle Van Buren stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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