Chemicals manufacturers in Minnesota
Minnesota has 269 chemicals establishments employing 13,553 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 209 active chemicals facilities in the state. By employment it is Minnesota's number 10 manufacturing industry, and Minnesota ranks number 23 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 325
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 269
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 13,553
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 209
- With a page here
- 15
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Chemicals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| 3M Chemical Operations - Cottage Grove Facility | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | Cottage Grove |
| Al-Corn Clean Fuel | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Claremont |
| Bushmills Ethanol Inc. | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Atwater |
| Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Benson |
| Granite Falls Energy LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Granite Falls |
| Green Plains Fairmont, Inc | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Fairmont |
| Green Plains Otter Tail LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Fergus Falls |
| Guardian Energy LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Janesville |
| Heartland Corn Products | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Winthrop |
| Heron Lake Bioenergy, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Heron Lake |
| Highwater Ethanol LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Lamberton |
| Northstar Ethanol, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Lake Crystal |
| Poet Bioprocessing-Bingham Lake | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Bingham Lake |
| Poet Biorefining - Preston, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Preston |
| Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Welcome |
These are the Minnesota chemicals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 194 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (NAICS 325193): 14 facilities
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 5 facilities
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998): 2 facilities
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 1 facility
- Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS 325520): 1 facility
- Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (NAICS 325613): 1 facility
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active chemicals facilities in EPA records: Minneapolis (20), Saint Paul (11), Eden Prairie (9), Plymouth (8), Winona (6).
Chemicals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Minnesota.