EPA TRI Facility · Food
American Crystal Sugar Co
Hillsboro, ND · Parent: American Crystal Sugar Co
- Total releases
- 586.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Crystal Sugar Co: how the 586.2K lbs splits
586.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 463.1K lbs 79.0%
- Land Disposal 94.9K lbs 16.2%
- Water Discharges 28.2K lbs 4.8%
American Crystal Sugar Co's 586.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 16.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
American Crystal Sugar Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hillsboro, ND, in the food sector. It reported 121.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 586.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,763 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lm Wind Power Blades Inc; Wells Concrete; Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC; Strata Concrete West Fargo. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Dakota: M G Waldbaum; Snyder's-Lance Inc.; Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida; Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.. Other American Crystal Sugar Co sites in this extract: American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; American Crystal Sugar Co; Sidney Sugars Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Mercury compounds; Mercury And Mercury Compounds; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds.
American Crystal Sugar Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 586.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include M G Waldbaum and Snyder's-Lance Inc..
American Crystal Sugar Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
586K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Crystal Sugar Co inside Traill's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, American Crystal Sugar Co reports the 215th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Traill. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include M G Waldbaum and Snyder's-Lance Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Traill's reported pounds (586.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Crystal Sugar Co's total reported releases fell from 203.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 121.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Crystal Sugar Co's water releases rose from 990 lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Crystal Sugar Co's air releases fell from 175.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Crystal Sugar Co's land releases fell from 27.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Crystal Sugar Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Crystal Sugar Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 586.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (114.5K lbs to 121.4K lbs).
American Crystal Sugar Co: 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 American Crystal Sugar Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 114.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 65.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 81.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 203.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 121.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 586.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 31 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 28 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
American Crystal Sugar Co · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. M G Waldbaum, Snyder's-Lance Inc., Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Crystal Sugar Co on cumulative reported pounds (586.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility, Republic Steel-Canton Plant, Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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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 Ammonia, Mercury compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; nearby reporters include Lm Wind Power Blades Inc. American Crystal Sugar Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 American Crystal Sugar Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Crystal Sugar Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hillsboro, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 100% of Traill TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Crystal Sugar Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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