EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cardinal Ethanol LLC
Union City, IN
- Total releases
- 85.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cardinal Ethanol LLC: how the 85.5K lbs splits
85.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 85.5K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cardinal Ethanol LLC's 85.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Cardinal Ethanol LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Union City, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 85.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,921 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cardinal Ethanol LLC is pounds #231 and chemical-count #157 at 85.5K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ardagh Glass Inc; Toa Winchester LLC; Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC; Portland Forge. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant; United Paint & Chemical; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc (total Cray; Henkel of America Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol; Formic acid.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 85.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant and United Paint & Chemical.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
86K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cardinal Ethanol LLC inside Randolph's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cardinal Ethanol LLC reports the 996th-largest volume (85.5K lbs). This one site accounts for 41.1% of every pound reported in Randolph. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 60.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 60.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant and United Paint & Chemical.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Randolph's reported pounds (208.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cardinal Ethanol LLC's total reported releases fell from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Ethanol LLC's air releases fell from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC Form-R facts
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See how Cardinal Ethanol LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
30% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Cardinal Ethanol LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 85.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (14.2K lbs to 13.3K lbs).
Cardinal Ethanol LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cardinal Ethanol LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 20.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 22.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 14.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 13.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 51.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 25.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 8.5K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 514 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
Cardinal Ethanol LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cardinal Ethanol LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Ardagh Glass Inc, Toa Winchester LLC, Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant, United Paint & Chemical, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc (total Cray.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cardinal Ethanol LLC on cumulative reported pounds (85.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Lucerne Plant, Sturm Ruger & Co Inc, Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Ardagh Glass Inc. Cardinal Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Cardinal Ethanol LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Union City, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 41.1% of Randolph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lucerne Plant (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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