EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic
Leipsic, OH · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 74.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic: how the 74.5K lbs splits
74.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 74.5K lbs 100.0%
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic's 74.5K 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-MID
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leipsic, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 14.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 74.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,228 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 LLC - Leipsic is pounds #320 and chemical-count #148 at 74.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pro-Tec Coating Co; Poet Biorefining - Leipsic (summit Ethanol Llc); Mars Petcare US Inc.; Whirlpool Corp - Ottawa. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Arclin USA LLC; Arbor Preservative Systems LLC; Denco II LLC; Acs Technical Products 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 LLC - Leipsic stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 74.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arclin USA LLC and Arbor Preservative Systems LLC.
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
75K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic reports the 1,075th-largest volume (74.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Arclin USA LLC and Arbor Preservative Systems 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
- Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic's total reported releases rose from 13.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic's air releases rose from 13.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic Form-R facts
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See how Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 74.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (15.5K lbs to 14.7K lbs).
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic: 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 LLC - Leipsic 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 15.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 15.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 13.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 14.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 28.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 19.5K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 19.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Pro-Tec Coating Co, Poet Biorefining - Leipsic (summit Ethanol Llc), Mars Petcare US Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Arclin USA LLC, Arbor Preservative Systems LLC, Denco II LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic on cumulative reported pounds (74.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Arclin USA LLC, U.S. Marine Corps Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex, Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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 Pro-Tec Coating Co. Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic stamps LIGHT 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 Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leipsic, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 15.2% of Putnam TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arclin USA LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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