EPA TRI Facility · Food
Devro Inc
Swansea, SC · Parent: Devro Inc
- Total releases
- 26.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Devro Inc: how the 26.1K lbs splits
26.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.8K lbs 91.3%
- Water Discharges 2.3K lbs 8.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Devro Inc's 26.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 8.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Devro Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Swansea, SC, in the food sector. It reported 9.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2021, and 26.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 7,641 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Devro Inc is pounds #231 and chemical-count #306 at 26.1K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Westinghouse Electric Co LLC; Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations; Zeus Co LLC Gsc; Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site. Similar-scale Food peers outside South Carolina: Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy; Clover Stornetta Farms Inc; Land O'Lakes - Melrose. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Devro Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.3% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.1K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy.
Devro Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Devro Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Devro Inc reports the 765th-largest volume (26.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.0% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Devro Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 95.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Devro Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Devro Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 8% (10.4K lbs to 9.6K lbs).
Devro Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Devro Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 24.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.3K lbs | - |
Devro Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Devro Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations, Zeus Co LLC Gsc, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy, Clover Stornetta Farms Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Devro Inc on cumulative reported pounds (26.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Rg Dispersants USA LLC, American Roller Bearing Co, Nd Industries. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Westinghouse Electric Co LLC. Devro Inc 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.
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This Devro Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Devro Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Swansea, SC, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 0.8% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rg Dispersants USA LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Devro Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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