EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC
Riga, MI · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 7.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC: how the 7.0K lbs splits
7.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.9K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 19 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC's 7.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. 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-MID
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Riga, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 182 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2021, and 7.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 10,556 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC is pounds #403 and chemical-count #135 at 7.0K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Inteva Products-Adrian Operations; Anderson Development Co; Crimson Holdings LLC; Adrian Steel Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Airgas Dry Ice; Reichhold LLC 2; Wsp Solvay Group; Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Methanol; Formaldehyde.
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.0K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Airgas Dry Ice and Reichhold LLC 2.
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.0K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC reports the 2,195th-largest volume (7.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Michigan include Airgas Dry Ice and Reichhold LLC 2.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC Form-R facts
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See how Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1159.2× more than the comparison
7.0× 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 Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 97% (6.5K lbs to 182 lbs).
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 97% from 2019 to 2021). 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 | 6.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 257 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 182 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 438 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 436 lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 417 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 32 lbs | - |
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Inteva Products-Adrian Operations, Anderson Development Co, Crimson Holdings LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Airgas Dry Ice, Reichhold LLC 2, Wsp Solvay Group.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Championx-Dickinson 597, Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill, Cunico Corp a Bwxt Co. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
Other Valero Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Valero Refining-Texas LP, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP.
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, Methanol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Inteva Products-Adrian Operations. Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Riga, MI, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Lenawee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Championx-Dickinson 597 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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