EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ingredion Inc
Cedar Rapids, IA · Parent: Ingredion Inc
- Total releases
- 181.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Ingredion Inc: how the 181.7K lbs splits
181.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 106.8K lbs 58.8%
- Off-site Transfers 74.8K lbs 41.2%
Ingredion Inc's 181.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 58.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 41.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Ingredion Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA, in the food sector. It reported 27.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 181.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,416 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ingredion Inc is pounds #87 and chemical-count #37 at 181.7K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kings Material Inc; Cargill Inc.; Cargill Inc Corn Milling; Diamond V Mills LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Galloway Co; Land O'Lakes - Kiel; New Dairy/select Milk a Borden Joint Venture; Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse. Other Ingredion Inc sites in this extract: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant; Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant; Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant; Ingredion Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Acetaldehyde; Methanol; n-Hexane.
Ingredion Inc is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cedar Rapids, IA: 181.7K lbs across 11 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 58.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Galloway Co and Land O'Lakes - Kiel.
Ingredion Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
182K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ingredion Inc in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ingredion Inc reports the 381st-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Galloway Co and Land O'Lakes - Kiel.
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
- Ingredion Inc's total reported releases fell from 30.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion Inc's off-site transfers fell from 13.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion Inc's air releases fell from 17.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ingredion Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ingredion Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 181.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (44.3K lbs to 27.2K lbs).
Ingredion Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ingredion Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 38.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 41.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 30.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 27.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 68.7K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 68.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 27.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 7.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene oxide | 373 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 36 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 30 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 20 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 13 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ingredion Inc in Linn
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Kings Material Inc, Cargill Inc., Cargill Inc Corn Milling, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Galloway Co, Land O'Lakes - Kiel, New Dairy/select Milk a Borden Joint Venture.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ingredion Inc on cumulative reported pounds (181.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Columbia Forest Products, Wolverine Advanced Materials, Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Columbia Forest Products Chatham, VA · Wood Products 181.6K lbs reported
- Wolverine Advanced Materials Leesburg, FL · Fabricated Metals 181.7K lbs reported
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Kings Mountain, NC · Textiles 181.8K lbs reported
- River Pools & Spas Warsaw, VA · Plastics and Rubber 181.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Ingredion Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ingredion Inc Argo Plant, Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant, Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant.
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 Ethylene glycol, Acetaldehyde, Methanol, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Kings Material Inc. Ingredion Inc stamps MID 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 Ingredion Inc TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ingredion Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar Rapids, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 1.5% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Columbia Forest Products (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ingredion Inc stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 58.8%). 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