EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ingredion
South Sioux City, NE · Parent: Ingredion Inc
- Total releases
- 11.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ingredion: how the 11.1K lbs splits
11.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.0K lbs 98.9%
- Off-site Transfers 120 lbs 1.1%
Ingredion's 11.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ingredion is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Sioux City, NE, in the food sector. It reported 11.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 11.1K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,592 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ingredion is pounds #102 and chemical-count #110 at 11.1K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Siouxland Concrete Co; Sioux City Foundry Co; Empirical Foods (ssc). Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC; Hudsonville Ice Cream; Tyson Poultry Inc; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy. Other Ingredion Inc sites in this extract: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant; Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant; Ingredion Inc; Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Peracetic acid; Nitric acid.
Ingredion stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.9% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.1K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC and Hudsonville Ice Cream.
Ingredion vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ingredion: Peracetic acid-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ingredion reports the 924th-largest volume (11.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC and Hudsonville Ice Cream.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ingredion's pounds in one chemical - here Peracetic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ingredion's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 11.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 11.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 120 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ingredion Form-R facts
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80% 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 Ingredion releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Ingredion: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ingredion year-over-year reported totals. 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: Peracetic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 11.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Ingredion · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ingredion
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Siouxland Concrete Co, Sioux City Foundry Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 182 other reporting facilities in Nebraska.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC, Hudsonville Ice Cream, Tyson Poultry Inc.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ingredion on cumulative reported pounds (11.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Zeus Co LLC Bnj, Lanxess Corporation-Memphis, Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC. 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 Ingredion Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ingredion Inc Argo Plant, Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant, Ingredion Inc.
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 Peracetic acid, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Ingredion stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Ingredion TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ingredion totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Sioux City, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 0.7% of Dakota TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Zeus Co LLC Bnj (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ingredion stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid. 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