EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC
Portland, IN · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 47.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC: how the 47.0K lbs splits
47.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 47.0K lbs 100.0%
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC's 47.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Portland, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 47.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,254 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. Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC is pounds #297 and chemical-count #162 at 47.0K 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: Fcc (indiana) Inc; Portland Forge; Fort Recovery Industries Inc; Ardagh Glass Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Kraton Chemical LLC; Plymouth Energy LLC; Evonik Corp; Wr Meadows Inc. Other Poet Holding Co LLC sites in this extract: Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC; Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; Formaldehyde.
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kraton Chemical LLC and Plymouth Energy LLC.
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC reports the 1,314th-largest volume (47.0K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 52.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Kraton Chemical LLC and Plymouth Energy LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (52.9% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC's total reported releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC's air releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC Form-R facts
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See how Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1880.3× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 47.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (9.6K lbs to 9.4K lbs).
Poet Biorefining-Portland 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 Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 9.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 9.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 9.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 9.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 21.6K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 15.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 5.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 543 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Fcc (indiana) Inc, Portland Forge, Fort Recovery Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Kraton Chemical LLC, Plymouth Energy LLC, Evonik Corp.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC on cumulative reported pounds (47.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include The Tfc Group LLC, Mplx Terminals LLC - Tampa Fl Terminal, Serigraph Inc. 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.
- The Tfc Group LLC Addison, IL · Fabricated Metals 47.0K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Tampa Fl Terminal Tampa, FL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 47.0K lbs reported
- Serigraph Inc West Bend, WI · Printing 47.0K lbs reported
- O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments Lawrence, KS · Paper 46.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Poet Holding Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC, Poet Biorefining - Hudson, Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC.
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 n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Fcc (indiana) Inc. Poet Biorefining-Portland 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 Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Portland, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 24.0% of Jay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Tfc Group LLC (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead n-Hexane. 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