EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria
Fostoria, OH · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 69.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria: how the 69.6K lbs splits
69.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 69.6K lbs 100.0%
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria's 69.6K 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: Acetaldehyde.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fostoria, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 17.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 69.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,376 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Poet Biorefining-Fostoria is pounds #327 and chemical-count #116 at 69.6K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials; F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds; Charter Steel Risingsun; Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks; Airgas Carbonic; Arkema West Chester Plant; Cmp Coatings Inc.. Other Poet Holding Co LLC sites in this extract: Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC; Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Formic acid; Methanol.
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks and Airgas Carbonic.
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
70K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining-Fostoria reports the 1,115th-largest volume (69.6K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 55.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Ohio include Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks and Airgas Carbonic.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (55.4% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Poet Biorefining-Fostoria's total reported releases fell from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining-Fostoria's air releases fell from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Poet Biorefining-Fostoria releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 69.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 31% (13.2K lbs to 17.3K lbs).
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Poet Biorefining-Fostoria year-over-year reported totals (increased by 31% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 11.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 18.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 17.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 34.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 22.5K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 107 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining-Fostoria
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials, F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds, Charter Steel Risingsun, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks, Airgas Carbonic, Arkema West Chester Plant.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining-Fostoria on cumulative reported pounds (69.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Black River Processing Plant, Dakota Fiberglass Inc., Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Black River Processing Plant Loving, NM · Natural Gas Processing 69.6K lbs reported
- Dakota Fiberglass Inc. Webster, SD · Plastics and Rubber 69.6K lbs reported
- Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks Boca Raton, FL · Chemicals 69.6K lbs reported
- Rose Valley Plant Alva, OK · Natural Gas Processing 69.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Poet Holding Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC, Poet Biorefining - Hudson, Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC.
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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Formic acid, Methanol; nearby reporters include National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials. Poet Biorefining-Fostoria stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Poet Biorefining-Fostoria TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fostoria, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325194 · Chemicals. 12.0% of Seneca TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Black River Processing Plant (Δ 47 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining-Fostoria stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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