EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
South Bend Ethanol LLC
South Bend, IN · Parent: Verbio N.a. Holdings Corp
- Total releases
- 19.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
South Bend Ethanol LLC: how the 19.6K lbs splits
19.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19.6K lbs 100.0%
South Bend Ethanol LLC's 19.6K 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: 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
South Bend Ethanol LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Bend, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 19.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,290 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. South Bend Ethanol LLC is pounds #392 and chemical-count #543 at 19.6K 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: Boc Gases; Steel Warehouse Co LLC; Molding Products LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems South Bend (sbi). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Thermo Fisher Scientific; Sika Corp-Marion Operations; Diversey Inc.; Toll Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Methanol.
South Bend Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sika Corp-Marion Operations.
South Bend Ethanol LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
South Bend Ethanol LLC: Acetaldehyde-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, South Bend Ethanol LLC reports the 1,738th-largest volume (19.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 66.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 66.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sika Corp-Marion Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of South Bend Ethanol LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Acetaldehyde at 66.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- South Bend Ethanol LLC's total reported releases fell from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- South Bend Ethanol LLC's air releases fell from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
South Bend Ethanol LLC Form-R facts
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See how South Bend Ethanol LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 South Bend Ethanol LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (3.1K lbs to 2.9K lbs).
South Bend 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 South Bend Ethanol LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 13.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 6.5K lbs | - |
South Bend Ethanol LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to South Bend Ethanol LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Boc Gases, Steel Warehouse Co LLC, Molding Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest South Bend Ethanol LLC on cumulative reported pounds (19.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Abb Installation Products Inc., Southwest United Industries Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Bedford, MA · Chemicals 19.6K lbs reported
- Abb Installation Products Inc. Hackettstown, NJ · Electrical Equipment 19.6K lbs reported
- Southwest United Industries Inc Tulsa, OK · Fabricated Metals 19.6K lbs reported
- Finisar Corp Sherman, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 19.6K lbs reported
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, Methanol; nearby reporters include Boc Gases. South Bend 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 South Bend 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.
South Bend Ethanol LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Bend, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 0.8% of St. Joseph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
South Bend 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