EPA TRI Facility · Food
Gibson Solae
Gibson City, IL · Parent: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
- Total releases
- 2.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gibson Solae: how the 2.3M lbs splits
2.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.3M lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 553 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 230 lbs <0.1%
Gibson Solae's 2.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Gibson Solae is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gibson City, IL, in the food sector. It reported 428.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 777 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gibson Solae is pounds #29 and chemical-count #500 at 2.3M lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: One Earth Energy LLC; Eagle Wings Industries Inc; Hudson Technologies Co; Advanced Filtration Systems Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: Amalgamated Sugar Co; Chs Fairmont; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va; Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. Other International Flavors & Fragrances Inc sites in this extract: Pryor Solae; Danisco US Inc; Plaquemine Methocel; Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 LLC Midland. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Gibson Solae stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amalgamated Sugar Co and Chs Fairmont.
Gibson Solae vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gibson Solae inside Ford's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Gibson Solae reports the 96th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.2% of every pound reported in Ford. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Amalgamated Sugar Co and Chs Fairmont.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ford's reported pounds (2.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gibson Solae's total reported releases fell from 502.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 428.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gibson Solae's off-site transfers fell from 223 lb in 2022 to 69 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gibson Solae's air releases fell from 502.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 428.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gibson Solae Form-R facts
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25.2× more than the comparison
78% less 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 Gibson Solae releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (539.4K lbs to 428.2K lbs).
Gibson Solae: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Gibson Solae year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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 | 539.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 477.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 380.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 502.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 428.2K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 808 lbs | Carcinogen |
Gibson Solae · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gibson Solae
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including One Earth Energy LLC, Eagle Wings Industries Inc, Hudson Technologies Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Amalgamated Sugar Co, Chs Fairmont, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gibson Solae on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Shell Chemical LP, 3V Sigma USA, Tesla Gigafactory. 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 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pryor Solae, Danisco US Inc, Plaquemine Methocel.
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, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include One Earth Energy LLC. Gibson Solae stamps HEAVY 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 Gibson Solae TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gibson Solae totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gibson City, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 96.2% of Ford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shell Chemical LP (Δ 1.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gibson Solae stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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