EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 100.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC: how the 100.2K lbs splits
100.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 86.5K lbs 86.3%
- Water Discharges 11.8K lbs 11.8%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 1.9%
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC's 100.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 11.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 19.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 100.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,580 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC is pounds #125 and chemical-count #336 at 100.2K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky; Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP; Dart Polymers Inc; Owensboro Grain Co LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Patheon Biologics; Saco Aei Polymers Inc.; Adhesive Polymers Plant; Ennis-Flint Salem. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.3% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 100.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Patheon Biologics and Saco Aei Polymers Inc..
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
100K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC reports the 902nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Patheon Biologics and Saco Aei Polymers Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC's total reported releases fell from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 11.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC's air releases fell from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 100.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 402% (3.8K lbs to 19.0K lbs).
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 402% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 24.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 33.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 20.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 19.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 100.2K lbs | - |
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky, Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP, Dart Polymers Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Patheon Biologics, Saco Aei Polymers Inc., Adhesive Polymers Plant.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (100.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Phillips Plating Corp, Advanced Plating Technologies, Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Phillips Plating Corp Phillips, WI · Fabricated Metals 100.2K lbs reported
- Advanced Plating Technologies Milwaukee, WI · Fabricated Metals 100.2K lbs reported
- Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant Appleton, WI · Food 100.3K lbs reported
- Lta II Manufacturing LLC Ottawa, KS · Transportation Equipment 100.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky. Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.8% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Phillips Plating Corp (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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