EPA TRI Facility · Food
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur
Decatur, IL · Parent: Primary Products Finance LLC
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur: how the 1.5M lbs splits
1.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 704.5K lbs 47.2%
- Air Releases 664.9K lbs 44.6%
- Water Discharges 122.4K lbs 8.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur's 1.5M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 47.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 44.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IL, in the food sector. It reported 109.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,034 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. Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur is pounds #42 and chemical-count #34 at 1.5M 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: Decatur Foundry Inc; Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Mueller Co-Plant #1; Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: Prairie Farms; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Danville Complex; 293 - Memphis Oilseeds; Pilgrim's Pride Sumter Processing Plant. Other Primary Products Finance LLC sites in this extract: Primary Products Ingredients Loudon; Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Acetaldehyde; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol.
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Decatur, IL: 1.5M lbs across 16 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 47.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prairie Farms and Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Danville Complex.
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M 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
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur reports the 138th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Prairie Farms and Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Danville Complex.
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
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur's total reported releases fell from 113.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 109.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur's off-site transfers rose from 8.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur's water releases fell from 20.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur's air releases fell from 84.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 71.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur Form-R facts
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See how Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (512.9K lbs to 109.5K lbs).
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 512.9K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 416.0K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 339.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 113.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 109.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 478.9K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 406.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 174.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 117.3K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 109.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 53.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 43.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 42.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 30.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 20.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 8.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 456 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 141 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 105 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur in Macon
Nearest TRI Facilities to Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Decatur Foundry Inc, Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), Mueller Co-Plant #1, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Prairie Farms, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Danville Complex, 293 - Memphis Oilseeds.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Catlettsburg Refining LLC, Lawrence Energy Center, Prairie Farms. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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 Primary Products Finance LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Primary Products Ingredients Loudon, Primary Products Ingredients Americas 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 Manganese compounds, Acetaldehyde, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol; nearby reporters include Decatur Foundry Inc. Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 5.6% of Macon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Catlettsburg Refining LLC (Δ 773 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 47.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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