EPA TRI Facility · Food
American Crystal Sugar Co
Crookston, MN · Parent: American Crystal Sugar Co
- Total releases
- 1.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Crystal Sugar Co: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6M lbs 90.0%
- Land Disposal 96.4K lbs 5.5%
- Water Discharges 73.4K lbs 4.2%
- Off-site Transfers 4.3K lbs 0.2%
American Crystal Sugar Co's 1.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 5.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
American Crystal Sugar Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Crookston, MN, in the food sector. It reported 396.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 933 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. American Crystal Sugar Co is pounds #14 and chemical-count #55 at 1.7M 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: New Flyer of America Inc; American Crystal Sugar Co; Mndak Concrete Inc DBA Wells Concrete; Arctic Cat Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex; Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo; Cargill Corn Milling North America. Other American Crystal Sugar Co sites in this extract: American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; Sidney Sugars Inc; American Crystal Sugar Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde.
American Crystal Sugar Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex and Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant.
American Crystal Sugar Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Crystal Sugar Co inside Polk's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, American Crystal Sugar Co reports the 119th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 50.4% of every pound reported in Polk. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex and Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Polk's reported pounds (3.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Crystal Sugar Co's total reported releases fell from 459.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 396.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Crystal Sugar Co's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 160 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Crystal Sugar Co's water releases fell from 29.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Crystal Sugar Co's land releases fell from 30.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Crystal Sugar Co Form-R facts
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See how American Crystal Sugar Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
100.4× 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 American Crystal Sugar Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (343.7K lbs to 396.6K lbs).
American Crystal Sugar Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Crystal Sugar Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 343.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 269.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 277.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 459.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 396.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 642.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 554.8K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 294.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 255.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 11 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 11 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
American Crystal Sugar Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Crystal Sugar Co
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including New Flyer of America Inc, American Crystal Sugar Co, Mndak Concrete Inc DBA Wells Concrete, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex, Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Crystal Sugar Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex, Daramic LLC, Emerald Services Inc.. 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 American Crystal Sugar Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Crystal Sugar Co, American Crystal Sugar Co, Sidney Sugars 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 Ammonia, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include New Flyer of America Inc. American Crystal Sugar Co stamps HEAVY 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 American Crystal Sugar Co TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Crystal Sugar Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Crookston, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 50.4% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex (Δ 2.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Crystal Sugar Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia. 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