EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
Commonwealth Brands Inc
Reidsville, NC · Parent: Itg Brands LLC
- Total releases
- 2.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Commonwealth Brands Inc: how the 2.1K lbs splits
2.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 63.3%
- Off-site Transfers 255 lbs 12.4%
- Water Discharges 250 lbs 12.1%
- Land Disposal 250 lbs 12.1%
Commonwealth Brands Inc's 2.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 63.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Commonwealth Brands Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Reidsville, NC, in the tobacco sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 12,759 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Commonwealth Brands Inc is pounds #411 and chemical-count #593 at 2.1K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Camco Manufacturing Inc; Henniges Automotive North Carolina Inc; Dystar LP; Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside North Carolina: Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP; Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane Ltd; Swisher International Inc. Other Itg Brands LLC sites in this extract: Itg Brands; Congar International Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
Commonwealth Brands Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Reidsville, NC: 2.1K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 63.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP and Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane Ltd.
Commonwealth Brands Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Commonwealth Brands Inc: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, Commonwealth Brands Inc reports the 27th-largest volume (2.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP and Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane Ltd.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Commonwealth Brands Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nicotine and salts at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Commonwealth Brands Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Commonwealth Brands Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 2.1K lbs | - |
Commonwealth Brands Inc in Rockingham
Nearest TRI Facilities to Commonwealth Brands Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Camco Manufacturing Inc, Henniges Automotive North Carolina Inc, Dystar LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP, Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane Ltd, Swisher International Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Commonwealth Brands Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments, Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc., North Salt Lake Batch Plant. 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.
- Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments Poway, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 2.1K lbs reported
- Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc. Jesup, GA · Wood Products 2.1K lbs reported
- North Salt Lake Batch Plant Salt Lake City, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.1K lbs reported
- Safety Rail Co LLC Spring Park, MN · Chemicals 2.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Itg Brands LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Itg Brands, Congar International Corp.
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 Camco Manufacturing Inc. Commonwealth Brands Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Commonwealth Brands Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Commonwealth Brands Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Reidsville, NC, latest year 2019. NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 0.1% of Rockingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Commonwealth Brands Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 63.3%). 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