EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Advance Corp
Cottage Grove, MN
- Total releases
- 23.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Advance Corp: how the 23.6K lbs splits
23.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 23.6K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 10 lbs <0.1%
Advance Corp's 23.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Advance Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cottage Grove, MN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 4.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2021, and 23.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 7,865 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. Advance Corp is pounds #173 and chemical-count #249 at 23.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lsp - Cottage Grove LP; 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; St Paul Park Refining Co LLC; Ega Spectro Alloys. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Minnesota: Getzen Co Inc.; Thacker Casket Manufacturing Inc; Avicenna Technology DBA Laserage; Federal Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Advance Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.6K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Getzen Co Inc. and Thacker Casket Manufacturing Inc.
Advance Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Advance Corp: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Advance Corp reports the 81st-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Getzen Co Inc. and Thacker Casket Manufacturing Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Advance Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Advance Corp Form-R facts
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85% less than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Advance Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 46% (8.6K lbs to 4.6K lbs).
Advance Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Advance Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 23.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 10 lbs | - |
Advance Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Advance Corp
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Lsp - Cottage Grove LP, 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, St Paul Park Refining Co LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Getzen Co Inc., Thacker Casket Manufacturing Inc, Avicenna Technology DBA Laserage.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Advance Corp on cumulative reported pounds (23.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Petromax Refining Co LLC, Donsco Inc, Al-Co Products 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.
- Petromax Refining Co LLC Houston, TX · Petroleum 23.6K lbs reported
- Donsco Inc Wrightsville, PA · Primary Metals 23.6K lbs reported
- Al-Co Products Inc. Latty, OH · Plastics and Rubber 23.5K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Hammond in Terminal Hammond, IN · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 23.6K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Lsp - Cottage Grove LP. Advance Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Advance Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Advance Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cottage Grove, MN, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 339950 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.4% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Petromax Refining Co LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Advance Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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