EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc
Nashville, NC · Parent: Universal Corp
- Total releases
- 119.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc: how the 119.6K lbs splits
119.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 119.6K lbs 100.0%
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc's 119.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nashville, NC, in the tobacco sector. It reported 17.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 119.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,200 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. Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc is pounds #144 and chemical-count #523 at 119.6K 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: W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Belt Concepts of America Inc; Hubbell Lenoir City Rocky Mount; Argos Rocky Mount Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside North Carolina: Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc.; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co. Other Universal Corp sites in this extract: J P Taylor Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
120K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc inside Nash's TRI pounds
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc reports the 8th-largest volume (119.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 68.3% of every pound reported in Nash. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Nash's reported pounds (175.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc's total reported releases fell from 20.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc's air releases fell from 20.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (36.6K lbs to 17.5K lbs).
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc: 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 Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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 | 36.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 25.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 20.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 20.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 17.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 119.6K lbs | - |
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Belt Concepts of America Inc, Hubbell Lenoir City Rocky Mount, ordered by distance.
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Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc..
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc on cumulative reported pounds (119.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hart & Cooley LLC, Crown Aerosol Packaging, The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Universal Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including J P Taylor Co LLC.
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 W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc stamps MID 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 Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nashville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 68.3% of Nash TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hart & Cooley LLC (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc stamps MID 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