EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant
Winston Salem, NC · Parent: Ingredion Inc
- Total releases
- 340.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant: how the 340.9K lbs splits
340.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 336.4K lbs 98.7%
- Off-site Transfers 4.5K lbs 1.3%
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant's 340.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winston Salem, NC, in the food sector. It reported 65.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 340.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,412 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. Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant is pounds #78 and chemical-count #121 at 340.9K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant; Powerlab Inc; Central Carolina Concrete LLC Winston-Salem; Structural Steel of Carolina. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: National Beef Packing Co LLC; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Givaudan Flavors Corp; Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Ingredion Inc sites in this extract: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant; Ingredion Inc; Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant; Ingredion Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Acetaldehyde; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.7% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 340.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Beef Packing Co LLC and Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
341K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant reports the 293rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include National Beef Packing Co LLC and Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
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 - Winston Salem Plant's total reported releases fell from 70.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant's air releases fell from 69.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 64.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant's off-site transfers fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant Form-R facts
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See how Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Inc - Winston Salem Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 340.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (75.4K lbs to 65.6K lbs).
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 75.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 62.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 67.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 70.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 65.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 196.8K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 139.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 572 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant, Powerlab Inc, Central Carolina Concrete LLC Winston-Salem, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. National Beef Packing Co LLC, Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Givaudan Flavors Corp.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant on cumulative reported pounds (340.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant, Nexteer Automotive Corp, Warm Rain Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant Sauget, IL · Chemicals 340.7K lbs reported
- Nexteer Automotive Corp Saginaw, MI · Transportation Equipment 341.1K lbs reported
- Warm Rain Corp Calumet, MI · Plastics and Rubber 340.6K lbs reported
- Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div Saint Joe, IN · Fabricated Metals 340.4K lbs reported
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, 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Acetaldehyde, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant. Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 - Winston Salem Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winston Salem, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 8.1% of Forsyth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant (Δ 208 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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