EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
X-Cel Optical Co
Sauk Rapids, MN · Parent: Essilor of America Inc
- Total releases
- 2.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
X-Cel Optical Co: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.2K lbs 100.0%
X-Cel Optical Co's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
X-Cel Optical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sauk Rapids, MN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 558 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 12,669 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. X-Cel Optical Co is pounds #266 and chemical-count #378 at 2.2K 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: Electrolux Home Products; Grede LLC Saint Cloud; Dezurik Inc.; Dci Inc. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Minnesota: Steri-Tech Inc.; John Crane Inc; E. Parrella Co. Inc.; Vspone. Other Essilor of America Inc sites in this extract: Icare Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
X-Cel Optical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steri-Tech Inc. and John Crane Inc.
X-Cel Optical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
X-Cel Optical Co: Lead And Lead Compounds-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, X-Cel Optical Co reports the 155th-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Steri-Tech Inc. and John Crane Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of X-Cel Optical Co's pounds in one chemical - here Lead And Lead Compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
X-Cel Optical Co Form-R facts
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80% 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 X-Cel Optical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 66% (1.6K lbs to 558 lbs).
X-Cel Optical Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows X-Cel Optical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 558 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
X-Cel Optical Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to X-Cel Optical Co
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Electrolux Home Products, Grede LLC Saint Cloud, Dezurik Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Steri-Tech Inc., John Crane Inc, E. Parrella Co. Inc..
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest X-Cel Optical Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Crown Equipment Corp, North Carolina Manufacturing, Aero Metals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Essilor of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Icare Industries.
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 Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Electrolux Home Products. X-Cel Optical Co 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.
Use and verify this record
This X-Cel Optical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
X-Cel Optical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sauk Rapids, MN, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 339115 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 4.8% of Benton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Holcim - Mwr Inc. Newport Ready Mix (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
X-Cel Optical Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds. 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