EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.
Lexington, NE · Parent: Chief Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 108.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.: how the 108.3K lbs splits
108.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 108.3K lbs 100.0%
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s 108.3K 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: 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
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lexington, NE, in the chemicals sector. It reported 24.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 108.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,424 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. is pounds #53 and chemical-count #44 at 108.3K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -; Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -; Curbtender Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Nebraska: Americas Styrenics LLC - Marietta; Valero Renewable Fuels LLC; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Quad County Corn Processors. Other Chief Industries Inc sites in this extract: Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc; Chief Industries Inc - Buildings Div; Chief Industries Inc Buildings Div; Chief Industries - Fabrication Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Cyclohexane; Benzene.
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 108.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Americas Styrenics LLC - Marietta and Valero Renewable Fuels LLC.
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
108K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. reports the 869th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Americas Styrenics LLC - Marietta and Valero Renewable Fuels LLC.
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
- Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 23.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s air releases rose from 23.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 108.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (23.7K lbs to 24.8K lbs).
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.: 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 Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased 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 | 23.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 16.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 20.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 23.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 24.8K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 47.2K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 37.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 10.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 439 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -, Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Americas Styrenics LLC - Marietta, Valero Renewable Fuels LLC, Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (108.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Aberdeen Road Co, U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range, Trc Recreation LP. 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.
- Aberdeen Road Co Emigsville, PA · Textiles 108.3K lbs reported
- U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range Jericho, VT · Other 108.3K lbs reported
- Trc Recreation LP Wichita Falls, TX · Plastics and Rubber 108.4K lbs reported
- Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery Houston, TX · Petroleum 108.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Chief Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc, Chief Industries Inc - Buildings Div, Chief Industries Inc Buildings Div.
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, Cyclohexane, Benzene; nearby reporters include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. 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 Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lexington, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Dawson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aberdeen Road Co (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. 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