EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.
Timberlake, NC
- Total releases
- 73.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.: how the 73.4K lbs splits
73.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 71.3K lbs 97.0%
- Land Disposal 1.3K lbs 1.7%
- Air Releases 933 lbs 1.3%
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.'s 73.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Timberlake, NC, in the tobacco sector. It reported 25.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 73.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,262 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. US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. is pounds #179 and chemical-count #528 at 73.4K 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: Eaton - Roxboro; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside North Carolina: Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc.; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One; Congar International Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 73.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc. and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
73K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. reports the 10th-largest volume (73.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc. and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.'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
- US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 16.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.'s air releases rose from 171 lb in 2022 to 310 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 73.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 288% (6.5K lbs to 25.1K lbs).
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 288% 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 | 6.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 17.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 16.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 25.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 73.4K lbs | - |
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc.
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Eaton - Roxboro, Cpi USA North Carolina LLC, Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, 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. Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc., U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (73.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Trident Seafoods North Naknek Facility, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant, Aes Industries Inc. 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.
- Trident Seafoods North Naknek Facility Naknek, AK · Food 73.4K lbs reported
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 73.5K lbs reported
- Aes Industries Inc Wheeling, WV · Fabricated Metals 73.4K lbs reported
- Prairie Farms-Rockford Rockford, IL · Food 73.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Eaton - Roxboro. US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Timberlake, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 0.6% of Person TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trident Seafoods North Naknek Facility (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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