EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC
Bingham Lake, MN · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 57.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC: how the 57.7K lbs splits
57.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 57.7K lbs 100.0%
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC's 57.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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-HEAVY
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bingham Lake, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 57.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,806 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. Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC is pounds #129 and chemical-count #48 at 57.7K 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: Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake; Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC; Agco Corp. Jackson Operations; Minnesota Soybean Processors. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Olin Corp; Nov Coating Houston; Hb Fuller Co; Cna Holdings Llc-Shelby. Other Poet Holding Co LLC sites in this extract: Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC; Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol; Formic acid.
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 57.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Olin Corp and Nov Coating Houston.
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
58K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC inside Cottonwood's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC reports the 1,221st-largest volume (57.7K lbs). This one site accounts for 71.1% of every pound reported in Cottonwood. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 64.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 69.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Olin Corp and Nov Coating Houston.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cottonwood's reported pounds (81.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC's total reported releases fell from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC's air releases fell from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC Form-R facts
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See how Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 57.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (9.4K lbs to 8.5K lbs).
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 17.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 13.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 9.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 8.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 37.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 9.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 46 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 22 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake, Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC, Agco Corp. Jackson Operations, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Olin Corp, Nov Coating Houston, Hb Fuller Co.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC on cumulative reported pounds (57.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC, Olin Corp, Nov Coating Houston. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC Salt Lake City, UT · Fabricated Metals 57.7K lbs reported
- Olin Corp Mc Intosh, AL · Chemicals 57.7K lbs reported
- Nov Coating Houston Houston, TX · Chemicals 57.8K lbs reported
- American Standard Circuits in C. West Chicago, IL · Computers and Electronic Products 57.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Poet Holding Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC, Poet Biorefining - Hudson, Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC.
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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake. Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bingham Lake, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 71.1% of Cottonwood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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