EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Minerals

American Crystal Sugar - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 6 facilities across 3 states (1.8M MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
1.8M
Reporting facilities
6
States covered
3
Overall rank
#230
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Data updated May 2026

1.8M MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, American Crystal Sugar reported 1.8M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 6 facilities in 3 states (ranks #230 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions decreased 8% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #230 of 2,289
  • #18 in Minerals
  • -8.0% since 2011

American Crystal Sugar vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company

1,807,213 230th of 2289 higher than 2,059 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How American Crystal Sugar spreads its footprint vs Minerals peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 Minerals companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (6 facilities, 3.71M MT).

Median split: 6 facilities, 3.71M MT CO₂e among Minerals peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 20 entities by Reporting facilities (X) and Total CO₂e (million MT) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & distributedFew sites, outsized footprintMany sites, modest footprintSmall & concentrated 051015 0M5M10M15M Reporting facilities Total CO₂e (million MT) Facility count vs. total reported CO₂e, Minerals
Median split: 6 facilities, 3.71M MT CO₂e among Minerals peers.

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Minerals peer footprint table: American Crystal Sugar, 6 facilities, 1.81M MT CO2e. Holcim Participations (us), 12 facilities, 11.04M MT CO2e. Eagle Materials, 13 facilities, 5.84M MT CO2e. Rc Lonestar, 7 facilities, 5.59M MT CO2e. Lhoist North America, 10 facilities, 5.45M MT CO2e. Cemex, 7 facilities, 5.39M MT CO2e. Crh Americas, 7 facilities, 4.37M MT CO2e. Heidelberg Materials US Cement, 6 facilities, 4.17M MT CO2e. Carmeuse Lime, 10 facilities, 4.13M MT CO2e. Martin Marietta Materials, 4 facilities, 4M MT CO2e. Graymont, 9 facilities, 3.71M MT CO2e. Taiheiyo Cement USA, 4 facilities, 3.57M MT CO2e. Hbm Holdings, 4 facilities, 3.45M MT CO2e. Argos USA, 4 facilities, 3.33M MT CO2e. Gcc of America, 5 facilities, 2.29M MT CO2e. Titan America, 2 facilities, 1.85M MT CO2e. Genesis Energy, 1 facilities, 1.82M MT CO2e. National Cement CO, 2 facilities, 1.58M MT CO2e. Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners, 1 facilities, 1.54M MT CO2e. Votorantim Cimentos North America, 1 facilities, 1.43M MT CO2e.

EPA GHGRP inventory plate

Parent american-crystal-sugar · 2023 #230 · 1.8M MT

CO2E-MID · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-PAIR · SECTOR-MINERALS · TREND-DOWN · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-MID 1.8M MT
  • UPPER-Q #230/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH San Miguel Electric C… · Power Plants
  • FAC-PAIR 6 facilities
  • SPAN-PAIR 3 states
  • SECTOR-MINERALS Minerals
  • TREND-DOWN −8% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: San Miguel Electric Cooperative · Power Plants (±4K MT)

Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.

2023 methane-weighted parent mix

Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for American Crystal Sugar: CH₄ is 13.4% of 1.8M MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0.4%). Non-CO₂ gases total 13.8%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
86.2%
1.6M MT
CH₄
13.4%
241K MT
N₂O
0.4%
7K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around American Crystal Sugar

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MAmerican Crystal Sugar · Min…1.8MSan Miguel Electric C… · Pow…1.8MTexgen Power · Power Plants …1.8MSacramento Municipal… · Powe…1.8MSunflower Electric Po… · Pow…1.8MPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around American Crystal Sugar · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

American Crystal Sugar - top sites (MT CO₂e)

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - HIL…489KAmerican Crystal Sugar Compa…370KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - E G…328KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - MOO…313KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - CRO…305KSIDNEY SUGARS INCORPORATED3K

American Crystal Sugar's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

High-emitter reporting timeline

American Crystal Sugar - high-emitter annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
1.8M MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M 2011201320152017201920212023 1.81M

American Crystal Sugar annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

American Crystal Sugar reported 1.8M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 2.0M MT in 2011 - a decline of 8.0% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Multi-site facilities (6)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - HILLSBORO
Minerals
HILLSBORO, ND
489K
American Crystal Sugar Company - Drayton
Minerals
Drayton, ND
370K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - E GRAND FORKS
Minerals
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN
328K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - MOORHEAD
Minerals
MOORHEAD, MN
313K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR - CROOKSTON
Minerals
CROOKSTON, MN
305K
SIDNEY SUGARS INCORPORATED
Other
SIDNEY, MT
3K

Where American Crystal Sugar's reported CO₂e sits by state

52.3% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Minnesota (3 sites) ; next is North Dakota at 47.5% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.

MN946KND859KMT3K
EPA GHGRP · American Crystal Sugar facility CO₂e by state · May 2026

American Crystal Sugar reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

American Crystal Sugar's reported CO₂e by EPA sector

Top sector Minerals is 99.9% of this parent's facility CO₂e (5 sites) ; Other follows at 0.1% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.

Minerals1.8MOther3K
EPA GHGRP · American Crystal Sugar facility CO₂e by sector · May 2026

American Crystal Sugar reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (1.8M MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.

Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice

What to do with this

Using American Crystal Sugar's emissions profile

  • American Crystal Sugar runs high-intensity per facility (301K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Minerals sector on the Minerals industry page.
  • It ranks #230 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
  • Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.

Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Minerals emitters · Methodology

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.