EPA TRI Facility · Food
Royal Canin USA Inc.
North Sioux City, SD · Parent: Mars Inc
- Total releases
- 2.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Royal Canin USA Inc.: how the 2.6K lbs splits
2.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.6K lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 22 lbs 0.8%
Royal Canin USA Inc.'s 2.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Royal Canin USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Sioux City, SD, in the food sector. It reported 12 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,343 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Royal Canin USA Inc. is pounds #45 and chemical-count #79 at 2.6K lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Load King Trailers; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Knife River-Yankton. Similar-scale Food peers outside South Dakota: Elite Spice Inc.; Willow Brook Foods; Armour Eckrich LLC; Blue Bell Creameries. Other Mars Inc sites in this extract: Mars Wrigley US LLC; Mars Wrigley; Mars Petcare US Inc.; Mars Petcare US Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Royal Canin USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Elite Spice Inc. and Willow Brook Foods.
Royal Canin USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Royal Canin USA Inc. inside Union's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Royal Canin USA Inc. reports the 1,095th-largest volume (2.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 35.2% of every pound reported in Union. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Elite Spice Inc. and Willow Brook Foods.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Union's reported pounds (7.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Royal Canin USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 266 lb in 2022 to 12 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Royal Canin USA Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 264 lb in 2022 to 7 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Royal Canin USA Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Royal Canin USA Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
46% less than the comparison
83% less than the comparison
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 Royal Canin USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Royal Canin USA 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 Royal Canin USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 257 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 266 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.6K lbs | - |
Royal Canin USA Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Royal Canin USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Load King Trailers, Poet Biorefining - Hudson, Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 91 other reporting facilities in South Dakota.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Elite Spice Inc., Willow Brook Foods, Armour Eckrich LLC.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Royal Canin USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Obron Atlantic Corp, Ardagh Glass Inc, Forum Energy Technologies - Clearfield. 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.
- Obron Atlantic Corp Painesville, OH · Chemicals 2.6K lbs reported
- Ardagh Glass Inc Burlington, WI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.6K lbs reported
- Forum Energy Technologies - Clearfield Clearfield, PA · Fabricated Metals 2.6K lbs reported
- Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. Phoenix, AZ · Chemical Wholesalers 2.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mars Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mars Wrigley US LLC, Mars Wrigley, Mars Petcare US Inc..
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); nearby reporters include Load King Trailers. Royal Canin USA 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 Royal Canin USA Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Royal Canin USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Sioux City, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311111 · Food. 35.2% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Obron Atlantic Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Royal Canin USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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