EPA TRI Facility · Beverages
Cruzan Rum Ltd.
Frederiksted, VI · Parent: Suntory Global Spirits
- Total releases
- 11.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Cruzan Rum Ltd.: how the 11.3K lbs splits
11.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 9.4K lbs 83.5%
- Air Releases 1.9K lbs 16.5%
Cruzan Rum Ltd.'s 11.3K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 83.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume WATER pathway TRACE-CARC
Cruzan Rum Ltd. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Frederiksted, VI, in the beverages sector. It reported 250 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 11.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,608 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In U.S. Virgin Islands's 8 reporting TRI sites, Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp leads both reported pounds (788.6K lbs) and chemical count (15 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heavy Materials Svi - St Croix; Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp; Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals; Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Similar-scale Beverages peers outside U.S. Virgin Islands: Wicked Weed Brewing; Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery); Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435); Golden State Vintners. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Propylene; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Naphthalene.
Cruzan Rum Ltd. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (83.5% water discharges) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wicked Weed Brewing and Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery).
Cruzan Rum Ltd. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cruzan Rum Ltd.: Copper compounds-led volume
Among the 79 Beverages facilities in this database, Cruzan Rum Ltd. reports the 42nd-largest volume (11.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper compounds alone is 83.5% of the total. Scale peers outside U.S. Virgin Islands include Wicked Weed Brewing and Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cruzan Rum Ltd.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper compounds at 83.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cruzan Rum Ltd.'s total reported releases fell from 866 lb in 2022 to 314 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cruzan Rum Ltd.'s water releases rose from 5 lb in 2022 to 39 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cruzan Rum Ltd.'s air releases fell from 861 lb in 2022 to 275 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cruzan Rum Ltd.'s chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cruzan Rum Ltd. Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Cruzan Rum Ltd. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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5.0× more 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 Cruzan Rum Ltd. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 96% (6.1K lbs to 250 lbs).
Cruzan Rum Ltd.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Cruzan Rum Ltd. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 96% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Copper compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 277 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 866 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 314 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 250 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper compounds | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 612 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cruzan Rum Ltd. · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cruzan Rum Ltd.
Closest other reporters in U.S. Virgin Islands - including Heavy Materials Svi - St Croix, Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals, ordered by distance.
Similar Beverages Facilities
Other Beverages facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside U.S. Virgin Islands - e.g. Wicked Weed Brewing, Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery), Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435).
Compare beyond U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cruzan Rum Ltd. on cumulative reported pounds (11.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Allied Machine & Engineering, Miller/greeneville Plant 2, Harbisonwalker International Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Allied Machine & Engineering Dover, OH · Machinery 11.0K lbs reported
- Miller/greeneville Plant 2 Greeneville, TN · Transportation Equipment 11.0K lbs reported
- Harbisonwalker International Inc White Cloud, MI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 11.0K lbs reported
- Polyventive - Rome Rome, GA · Chemicals 11.0K 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 Copper compounds, Propylene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Heavy Materials Svi - St Croix. Cruzan Rum Ltd. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Cruzan Rum Ltd. TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cruzan Rum Ltd. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Frederiksted, VI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 312140 · Beverages. 1.0% of St. Croix Island TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allied Machine & Engineering (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cruzan Rum Ltd. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper compounds. 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