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Smithfield Tar Heel

Tar Heel pork plant, Tar Heel, North Carolina. Pork (30,000+ hogs a day).

ATier 3ProcessData dated

Address

16261 NC-87, Tar Heel, NC 28392

Parent
Smithfield Foods
Industry
Meat processing (pork)
People
~5,000 (2017)
Status
Active - data dated
Source
powderbulksolids.com ↗
Verified
2026-10-11

How tools get used here

Maintenance-driven MRO: pumps, valves, motors, conveyors and shutdown or turnaround work.

Buying signals

World's largest pork plant; $100M distribution and cold storage project.

Who buys tools here

Usually the maintenance manager, plant manager, MRO or indirect purchasing, and the tool crib lead. At refineries and mills, maintenance contractors buy a large share as well.

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Straight-line distance between ZIP code areas, so treat it as approximate.

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