EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products

Polar Semiconductor LLC

Bloomington, MN

Total releases
28.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Polar Semiconductor LLC: how the 28.1K lbs splits

28.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 22.6K lbs 80.3%
  • Off-site Transfers 5.5K lbs 19.7%

Polar Semiconductor LLC's 28.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 19.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Polar Semiconductor LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bloomington, MN, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 7.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 28.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,457 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. Polar Semiconductor LLC is pounds #163 and chemical-count #183 at 28.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Skywater Technology Foundry Inc; Safety-Kleen Systems Eagan (eab); Sunburst Chemicals Inc.; Consolidate Precision Products-Minneapolis Operation. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Minnesota: Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration; Materion Ceramics Inc.; Raytheon Co; Lenthor Engineering. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

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Polar Semiconductor LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.3% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration and Materion Ceramics Inc..

#7,457 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Polar Semiconductor LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Polar Semiconductor LLC: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume

Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Polar Semiconductor LLC reports the 106th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 81.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration and Materion Ceramics Inc..

Concentrated means ≥60% of Polar Semiconductor LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 81.6%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Polar Semiconductor LLC's total reported releases rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Polar Semiconductor LLC's off-site transfers rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Polar Semiconductor LLC's air releases rose from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Polar Semiconductor LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Computers and Electronic Products
LIGHT volume
28.1K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
3
Lead chemical
Hydrogen fluoride

Compare this facility

See how Polar Semiconductor LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Polar Semiconductor LLC
28.1K lbs
Skywater Technology Foundry Inc
335 lbs

83.8× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Polar Semiconductor LLC
3
Skywater Technology Foundry Inc
9

67% less 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 Polar Semiconductor LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.1K lbs.

Air Releases 22.6K lbs (80.3%)
Off-site Transfers 5.5K lbs (19.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 68% (4.3K lbs to 7.2K lbs).

Polar Semiconductor LLC: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Polar Semiconductor LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 68% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 4.3K lbs 3
2020 5.1K lbs 3
2021 5.4K lbs 3
2022 6.2K lbs 3
2023 7.2K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Polar Semiconductor LLC · AIR-pathway site

Bloomington, MN
44.8530, -93.2302
County TRI context
Hennepin · 0.6% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
55425VTCNC2800E

Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities

Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration, Materion Ceramics Inc., Raytheon Co.

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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polar Semiconductor LLC on cumulative reported pounds (28.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Lonesome Creek Gas Plant, Multi-Chem Group Longview Tx Facility, American Italian Pasta Co. 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.

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 Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Skywater Technology Foundry Inc. Polar Semiconductor LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Polar Semiconductor LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Polar Semiconductor LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bloomington, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334413 · Computers and Electronic Products. 0.6% of Hennepin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lonesome Creek Gas Plant (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Polar Semiconductor LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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