EPA TRI Facility · Food
Roquette America Inc
Keokuk, IA · Parent: Roquette Freres
- Total releases
- 3.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Roquette America Inc: how the 3.6M lbs splits
3.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.9M lbs 81.6%
- Water Discharges 422.8K lbs 11.7%
- Air Releases 239.1K lbs 6.6%
Roquette America Inc's 3.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 11.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vanadium 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Roquette America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Keokuk, IA, in the food sector. It reported 691.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 550 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. Roquette America Inc is pounds #14 and chemical-count #46 at 3.6M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc; Keokuk Steel Castings; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Sanderson Farms LLC; Biokyowa Inc; Cargill Inc; Sanderson Farms LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vanadium compounds; Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel.
Roquette America Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.6% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sanderson Farms LLC and Biokyowa Inc.
Roquette America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Roquette America Inc: Vanadium compounds-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Roquette America Inc reports the 49th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vanadium compounds alone is 63.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Sanderson Farms LLC and Biokyowa Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Roquette America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Vanadium compounds at 63.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Roquette America Inc's total reported releases rose from 292.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 691.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Roquette America Inc's off-site transfers rose from 164.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 508.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Roquette America Inc's water releases rose from 82.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 137.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Roquette America Inc's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Roquette America Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Roquette America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (903.8K lbs to 691.4K lbs).
Roquette America Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Roquette America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Vanadium compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 903.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 558.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 292.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 691.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadium compounds | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 449.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 399.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 228.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 187.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 36.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 299 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 13 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Roquette America Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc, Keokuk Steel Castings, Amsted Rail Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Sanderson Farms LLC, Biokyowa Inc, Cargill Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Roquette America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Shell Norco Chemical Plant, Sanderson Farms LLC, Biokyowa Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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).
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 Vanadium compounds, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel; nearby reporters include Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc. Roquette America Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Roquette America Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Vanadium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Roquette America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Keokuk, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 14.1% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shell Norco Chemical Plant (Δ 2.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Roquette America Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Vanadium compounds. 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