EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
Liggett Group LLC
Mebane, NC · Parent: Vector Group Ltd
- Total releases
- 53.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Liggett Group LLC: how the 53.6K lbs splits
53.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 40.4K lbs 75.3%
- Off-site Transfers 13.3K lbs 24.7%
Liggett Group LLC's 53.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 75.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 24.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Liggett Group LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mebane, NC, in the tobacco sector. It reported 11.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 53.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,971 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. Liggett Group LLC is pounds #205 and chemical-count #535 at 53.6K 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: Armacell LLC; North Carolina Manufacturing; Central Carolina Concrete LLC - Mebane; Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside North Carolina: U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One; Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc.; Congar International Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
Liggett Group LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (75.3% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 53.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U S Smokeless Tobacco Co and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One.
Liggett Group LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Liggett Group LLC: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, Liggett Group LLC reports the 15th-largest volume (53.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include U S Smokeless Tobacco Co and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Liggett Group LLC'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
- Liggett Group LLC's total reported releases fell from 12.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Liggett Group LLC's off-site transfers rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Liggett Group LLC's air releases fell from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Liggett Group LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Liggett Group LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (10.3K lbs to 11.8K lbs).
Liggett Group LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Liggett Group LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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 | 10.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 12.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 53.6K lbs | - |
Liggett Group LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Armacell LLC, North Carolina Manufacturing, Central Carolina Concrete LLC - Mebane, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Liggett Group LLC on cumulative reported pounds (53.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Pineville (pin), Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, Southern Illinois Storm Shelters. 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.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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 Armacell LLC. Liggett Group LLC 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 Liggett Group LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Liggett Group LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mebane, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 8.2% of Alamance TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Safety-Kleen Systems Pineville (pin) (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Liggett Group LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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