EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site
Richmond, VA · Parent: Altria Group Inc
- Total releases
- 130.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site: how the 150.1K lbs splits
150.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 98.5K lbs 65.6%
- Air Releases 51.6K lbs 34.4%
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site's 150.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, VA, in the tobacco sector. It reported 19.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 130.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,020 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site is pounds #90 and chemical-count #325 at 130.7K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC; Upaco Adhesives Inc; Carpenter Co Richmond Plant; Sonoco Richmond. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside Virginia: R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc; American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div. Other Altria Group Inc sites in this extract: Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Richmond, VA: 130.7K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
131K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site reports the 7th-largest volume, placing it in the top 25% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill and U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site's pounds in one chemical - here Nicotine and salts at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site's total reported releases fell from 27.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site's off-site transfers fell from 19.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site's air releases fell from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site Form-R facts
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See how Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
31.9× more than the comparison
86% 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 Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 150.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 45% (35.2K lbs to 19.5K lbs).
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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: Nicotine and salts.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 23.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 23.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 27.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 21.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 19.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 150.1K lbs | - |
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site in Richmond (city)
Nearest TRI Facilities to Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC, Upaco Adhesives Inc, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site on cumulative reported pounds (130.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc., Upm Raflatac Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Altria Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
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 Nicotine and salts; nearby reporters include Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC. Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 8.6% of Richmond (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 104 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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