EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
3M Co-Alexandria
Alexandria, MN · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 308.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3M Co-Alexandria: how the 308.7K lbs splits
308.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 307.7K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 965 lbs 0.3%
3M Co-Alexandria's 308.7K 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: Phenol.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
3M Co-Alexandria is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alexandria, MN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 90.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 308.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,542 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co-Alexandria is pounds #42 and chemical-count #167 at 308.7K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Douglas Finishing; Sunopta Grains & Foods; Alexandria Extrusion Co; Long Prairie Packing Co. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Minnesota: Belden Brick Plant 4; Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC; Superior Composites Co LLC; Pilkington N.a.. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Formaldehyde; Mercury.
3M Co-Alexandria stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 308.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Belden Brick Plant 4 and Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC.
3M Co-Alexandria vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
309K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co-Alexandria inside Douglas's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, 3M Co-Alexandria reports the 97th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 95.9% of every pound reported in Douglas. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Phenol alone is 80.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Belden Brick Plant 4 and Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Douglas's reported pounds (321.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co-Alexandria's total reported releases fell from 99.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 90.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co-Alexandria's off-site transfers fell from 102 lb in 2022 to 30 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co-Alexandria's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co-Alexandria's air releases fell from 99.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 90.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co-Alexandria Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How 3M Co-Alexandria releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 308.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 131% (39.3K lbs to 90.7K lbs).
3M Co-Alexandria: 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 3M Co-Alexandria year-over-year reported totals (increased by 131% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 35.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 43.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 99.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 90.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 247.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 61.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 44 lbs | - |
3M Co-Alexandria · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Co-Alexandria
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Douglas Finishing, Sunopta Grains & Foods, Alexandria Extrusion Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Belden Brick Plant 4, Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC, Superior Composites Co LLC.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co-Alexandria on cumulative reported pounds (308.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Driv Automotive Inc., US Army - Watervliet Arsenal, Aurora Metals Div LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Driv Automotive Inc. Paragould, AR · Transportation Equipment 308.9K lbs reported
- US Army - Watervliet Arsenal Watervliet, NY · Other 308.4K lbs reported
- Aurora Metals Div LLC Montgomery, IL · Primary Metals 308.4K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tx Odessa, TX · Plastics and Rubber 308.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Phenol, Formaldehyde, Mercury; nearby reporters include Douglas Finishing. 3M Co-Alexandria stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 3M Co-Alexandria TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co-Alexandria totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alexandria, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327910 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 95.9% of Douglas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Driv Automotive Inc. (Δ 211 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co-Alexandria stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Phenol. 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