EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant
Lufkin, TX · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 4.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant: how the 4.8K lbs splits
4.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 84.9%
- Air Releases 724 lbs 15.1%
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant's 4.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lufkin, TX, in the food sector. It reported 4.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,287 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant is pounds #1081 and chemical-count #1265 at 4.8K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sun Coast Resources; Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control; Lufkin Gears LLC; Faci USA Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Preston Protein Products; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc.; Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nestle Purina Petcare Co and Preston Protein Products.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.8K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant reports the 1,037th-largest volume (4.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Nestle Purina Petcare Co and Preston Protein Products.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 757% (474 lbs to 4.1K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant: 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 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 757% 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 | 474 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 250 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Sun Coast Resources, Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, Lufkin Gears LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (4.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Maple Eagle LLC, Pacific Scientific Energetics Materials Co California, Nestle Purina Petcare Co. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Maple Eagle LLC Powellton, WV · Coal Mining 4.8K lbs reported
- Pacific Scientific Energetics Materials Co California Hollister, CA · Chemicals 4.8K lbs reported
- Nestle Purina Petcare Co Flagstaff, AZ · Food 4.8K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Charleston Wv Terminal Charleston, WV · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 4.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Sun Coast Resources. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant 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 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lufkin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.6% of Angelina TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Maple Eagle LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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