American Crystal Sugar Co

6 facilities · 3 states · 6.5M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, American Crystal Sugar Co is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 6.5M lbs of toxic releases. 3 of 37 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Minnesota (4.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for American Crystal Sugar Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for American Crystal Sugar Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-27.3%

5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-33.8%

1.7 million lb → 1.1 million lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • American Crystal Sugar Co's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • American Crystal Sugar Co's off-site transfers rose from 13 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • American Crystal Sugar Co's water releases fell from 122.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 47.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • American Crystal Sugar Co's air releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read American Crystal Sugar Co from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; Sidney Sugars Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC; Sdw Holdings Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; Hydrogen fluoride. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases
6.5M lbs
Facilities
6
Chemicals
37
Carcinogens
3

Largest Form R sites under this parent: American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; Sidney Sugars Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC; Sdw Holdings Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; Hydrogen fluoride. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food.

American Crystal Sugar Co ranks #221 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. American Crystal Sugar Co files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. American Crystal Sugar Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

Parent aggregation for American Crystal Sugar Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where American Crystal Sugar Co sits among TRI parents

American Crystal Sugar Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Xcel Energy and Allete Inc and Farmers Union Industries LLC and Sdw Holdings Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

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Largest chemicals disclosed by American Crystal Sugar Co

Ammonia; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; Hydrogen fluoride lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as American Crystal Sugar Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Chemical Disclosed lbs
Ammonia 4.5M lbs
Methanol 991.4K lbs
Formaldehyde 488.8K lbs
Acetaldehyde 381.3K lbs
Hydrogen fluoride 123.4K lbs

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Minnesota 3 4.6M lbs
North Dakota 2 1.1M lbs
Montana 1 742.1K lbs

Facilities (6)

Facility Releases
American Crystal Sugar Co Crookston, MN 1.7M lbs
American Crystal Sugar Co East Grand Forks, MN 1.7M lbs
American Crystal Sugar Co Moorhead, MN 1.2M lbs
Sidney Sugars Inc Sidney, MT 742.1K lbs
American Crystal Sugar Co Hillsboro, ND 586.2K lbs
American Crystal Sugar Co Drayton, ND 511.7K lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does American Crystal Sugar Co release?
American Crystal Sugar Co discloses 6.5M lbs across 6 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Xcel Energy and Allete Inc. American Crystal Sugar Co ranks #221 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name.
How many facilities does American Crystal Sugar Co operate?
American Crystal Sugar Co maps to 6 facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, including American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; Sidney Sugars Inc. American Crystal Sugar Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
What industries and chemicals show up for American Crystal Sugar Co?
American Crystal Sugar Co's disclosed pounds sit inside a single reported industry label: Food. American Crystal Sugar Co's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Ammonia, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Hydrogen fluoride (carcinogen flags appear on at least one of those chemicals in the TRI extract). Neighbor parents: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC; Sdw Holdings Corp.
Does American Crystal Sugar Co release carcinogens?
Yes - 3 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Ammonia; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; Hydrogen fluoride.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest American Crystal Sugar Co on total disclosed release pounds (6.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Kraton Chemical Co LLC, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with American Crystal Sugar Co's TRI parent record

From American Crystal Sugar Co, open American Crystal Sugar Co or compare against Xcel Energy rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for American Crystal Sugar Co (American Crystal Sugar Co in MN). Largest facility
  • Compare against Allete Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
  • Browse the full parent release ranking to see where American Crystal Sugar Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Xcel Energy, Allete Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

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