EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co
Hopkinsville, KY · Parent: Altria Group Inc
- Total releases
- 48.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co: how the 48.6K lbs splits
48.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 39.8K lbs 81.9%
- Air Releases 8.8K lbs 18.1%
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co's 48.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hopkinsville, KY, in the tobacco sector. It reported 8.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 48.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,185 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. U S Smokeless Tobacco Co is pounds #156 and chemical-count #347 at 48.6K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Emhart Teknologies; Grupo Antolin Kentucky; Douglas Autotech Corp; Plymouth Engineered Shapes. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside Kentucky: Alliance One Specialty Products LLC; Liggett Group LLC; Cres Tobacco Co Inc; Congar International Corp. Other Altria Group Inc sites in this extract: Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 48.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alliance One Specialty Products LLC and Liggett Group LLC.
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
49K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co reports the 16th-largest volume (48.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Alliance One Specialty Products LLC and Liggett Group LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of U S Smokeless Tobacco Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nicotine and salts at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- U S Smokeless Tobacco Co's total reported releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U S Smokeless Tobacco Co's air releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U S Smokeless Tobacco Co's off-site transfers fell from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Form-R facts
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See how U S Smokeless Tobacco Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
558.7× more than the comparison
67% 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 U S Smokeless Tobacco Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 48.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (13.8K lbs to 8.0K lbs).
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows U S Smokeless Tobacco Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Nicotine and salts.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 9.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 48.6K lbs | - |
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to U S Smokeless Tobacco Co
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Emhart Teknologies, Grupo Antolin Kentucky, Douglas Autotech Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Alliance One Specialty Products LLC, Liggett Group LLC, Cres Tobacco Co Inc.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U S Smokeless Tobacco Co on cumulative reported pounds (48.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Nxp USA Inc. - Oak Hill Facility, Modine Manufacturing Co, Silgan White Cap Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Nxp USA Inc. - Oak Hill Facility Austin, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 48.6K lbs reported
- Modine Manufacturing Co Grenada, MS · Machinery 48.6K lbs reported
- Silgan White Cap Corp Hazleton, PA · Fabricated Metals 48.7K lbs reported
- Fiber Glass Systems LP - Ridgefield Facility Ridgefield, WA · Plastics and Rubber 48.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Altria Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site.
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 Nicotine and salts; nearby reporters include Emhart Teknologies. U S Smokeless Tobacco Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 U S Smokeless Tobacco Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hopkinsville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 1.4% of Christian TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nxp USA Inc. - Oak Hill Facility (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U S Smokeless Tobacco Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts. 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