EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Valero Welcome Plant
Welcome, MN · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 119.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Welcome Plant: how the 119.7K lbs splits
119.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 119.7K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 22 lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 18 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs <0.1%
Valero Welcome Plant's 119.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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-MID
Valero Welcome Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Welcome, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 24.8K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 119.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,196 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. Valero Welcome Plant is pounds #88 and chemical-count #25 at 119.7K 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: Chs Fairmont; Avery Weigh-Tronix LLC; Green Plains Fairmont LLC; Ccm - Fairmont. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Sherwin-Williams Co; Life Technologies Corp; Nova Molecular Sumter LLC; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; Formic acid.
Valero Welcome Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwin-Williams Co and Life Technologies Corp.
Valero Welcome Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
120K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Welcome Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Valero Welcome Plant reports the 820th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Sherwin-Williams Co and Life Technologies Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valero Welcome Plant's total reported releases fell from 24.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Welcome Plant's off-site transfers fell from 17 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valero Welcome Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Valero Welcome Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
95% less than the comparison
11.0× 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 Valero Welcome Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (26.2K lbs to 24.8K lbs).
Valero Welcome Plant: 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 Valero Welcome Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 29.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 14.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 24.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 24.8K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 55.2K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 21.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 20.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 10.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 121 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 100 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 97 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 27 lbs | - |
Valero Welcome Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Welcome Plant
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Chs Fairmont, Avery Weigh-Tronix LLC, Green Plains Fairmont LLC, 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. Sherwin-Williams Co, Life Technologies Corp, Nova Molecular Sumter LLC.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Welcome Plant on cumulative reported pounds (119.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Carestream Health Inc-Isc B-14, Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Sherwin-Williams Co Birmingham, AL · Chemicals 119.7K lbs reported
- Carestream Health Inc-Isc B-14 Rochester, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 119.9K lbs reported
- Universal Leaf N.a. US Inc Nashville, NC · Tobacco 119.6K lbs reported
- Hart & Cooley LLC Huntsville, AL · Fabricated Metals 119.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Valero Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Valero Refining-Texas LP, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP.
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 n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Chs Fairmont. Valero Welcome Plant stamps MID 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 Valero Welcome Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Welcome Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Welcome, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 4.7% of Martin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Welcome Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane. 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