EPA TRI Facility · Food
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc
Covington, TN · Parent: Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc
- Total releases
- 84.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc: how the 84.2K lbs splits
84.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 62.5K lbs 74.2%
- Off-site Transfers 21.7K lbs 25.8%
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc's 84.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 74.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 25.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Covington, TN, in the food sector. It reported 18.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 84.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,950 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc is pounds #159 and chemical-count #274 at 84.2K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mueller Fittings Co Inc.; Delfield Co; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.; Microport Orthopedics Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Cargill Inc; Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.; Darigold-Boise. Other Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc sites in this extract: Unilever Sikeston; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc.; Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc - (former Hpc-Usa). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (74.2% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 84.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Cargill Inc.
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
84K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc inside Tipton's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc reports the 531st-largest volume (84.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 81.3% of every pound reported in Tipton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 74.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Cargill Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Tipton's reported pounds (103.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc's total reported releases fell from 25.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc's off-site transfers fell from 9.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc's air releases fell from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc 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 Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 84.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 16% (15.7K lbs to 18.3K lbs).
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16% 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 | 15.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 10.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 14.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 25.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 18.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 62.5K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 21.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Mueller Fittings Co Inc., Delfield Co, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Cargill Inc, Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc on cumulative reported pounds (84.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hanna Steel Corp, Titan Tire Corp of Freeport, Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Unilever Sikeston, Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc., Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans.
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Mueller Fittings Co Inc.. Unilever Manufacturing (us) 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 Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Covington, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311520 · Food. 81.3% of Tipton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hanna Steel Corp (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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