Braskem America Inc
5 facilities · 3 states · 2.3M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Braskem America Inc is the reported parent of 5 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 2.3M lbs of toxic releases. 12 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Texas (1.5M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across Braskem America Inc's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Braskem America Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.5%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-13.5%
477.2 thousand lb → 412.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Braskem America Inc's total reported releases fell from 477.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 412.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braskem America Inc's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braskem America Inc's air releases fell from 477.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 412.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Braskem America Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site; Braskem America Inc Neal Plant; Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Braskem America Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ethylene; n-Hexane; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; West Virginia; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site; Braskem America Inc Neal Plant; Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Braskem America Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ethylene; n-Hexane; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; West Virginia; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Braskem America Inc ranks #421 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Braskem America Inc files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Braskem America Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 5 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Braskem America Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Braskem America Inc sits among TRI parents
Braskem America Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #419 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #420 · 94.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Braskem America Inc
Propylene; Ethylene; n-Hexane; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Copper compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Propylene | 1.9M lbs |
| Ethylene | 278.7K lbs |
| n-Hexane | 205.7K lbs |
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 0 lbs |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | 1.5M lbs |
| West Virginia | 1 | 550.0K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 305.6K lbs |
Facilities (5)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site La Porte, TX | 793.4K lbs |
| Braskem America Inc Neal Plant Kenova, WV | 550.0K lbs |
| Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant Freeport, TX | 398.7K lbs |
| Braskem America Inc Marcus Hook, PA | 305.6K lbs |
| Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant Seadrift, TX | 302.2K lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Braskem America Inc on total disclosed release pounds (2.3M lbs) and reporting facility count (5). Release-volume peers include George's Inc, Novelis Corp, Aalberts US Holding Corp. Facility-count peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc, Advansix Inc, Aes Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Texas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Braskem America Inc's TRI parent record
From Braskem America Inc, open Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site or compare against Targa Resources Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Braskem America Inc (Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Braskem America Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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