EPA TRI Facility · Food
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant
Rockingham, NC · Parent: Perdue Farms Inc
- Total releases
- 45.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant: how the 45.8K lbs splits
45.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.9K lbs 69.6%
- Off-site Transfers 13.8K lbs 30.0%
- Water Discharges 149 lbs 0.3%
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant's 45.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 69.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 30.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockingham, NC, in the food sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 45.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,310 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. Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant is pounds #211 and chemical-count #278 at 45.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cai Inc.; Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Nc; Concrete Supply Co Llc-Hamlet; Trinity Manufacturing Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Eddy Carolina Pride LLC; California Natural Color; Danisco Sweeteners Inc; Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery. Other Perdue Farms Inc sites in this extract: Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Certain glycol ethers.
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Rockingham, NC: 45.8K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 69.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eddy Carolina Pride LLC and California Natural Color.
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
46K 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
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant reports the 646th-largest volume (45.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 95.1% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Eddy Carolina Pride LLC and California Natural Color.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 95.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 16 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant Form-R facts
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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 Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 45.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 285% (439 lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 285% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 439 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 17.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 26.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 16 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 43.6K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 42 lbs | - |
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant in Richmond
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Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Cai Inc., Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Nc, Concrete Supply Co Llc-Hamlet, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Eddy Carolina Pride LLC, California Natural Color, Danisco Sweeteners Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (45.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing Inc, Southcoast Plating Inc, Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing Inc Wylie, TX · Chemicals 45.8K lbs reported
- Southcoast Plating Inc New Bedford, MA · Fabricated Metals 45.8K lbs reported
- Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion Tacoma, WA · Plastics and Rubber 45.8K lbs reported
- Ineos Composites Jacksonville, AR · Chemicals 45.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Perdue Farms Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant, Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex.
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 Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Cai Inc.. Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant 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.
Use and verify this record
This Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockingham, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 2.0% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing Inc (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 69.6%). 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