Pbf Energy
1 facility · 1 state · 3.2M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Pbf Energy is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 3.2M lbs of toxic releases. 10 of 33 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is New Jersey (3.2M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Pbf Energy, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Pbf Energy: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+24.9%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+24.9%
302.8 thousand lb → 378.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Pbf Energy's total reported releases rose from 302.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 378.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pbf Energy's off-site transfers fell from 623 lb in 2022 to 45 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pbf Energy's air releases fell from 33.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pbf Energy's water releases rose from 269.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 357.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Pbf Energy from filing to facility
Pbf Energy maps to a single Form R site (Paulsboro Refining Co LLC) in New Jersey. Open that filing for the chemical mix; 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: Paulsboro Refining Co LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Phillips 66; Clean Earth LLC; Ashland Inc.; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen cyanide; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: New Jersey. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Petroleum.
Pbf Energy ranks #355 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Pbf Energy's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (New Jersey), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Paulsboro Refining Co LLC), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Pbf Energy follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Phillips 66; Clean Earth LLC; Ashland Inc.) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Pbf Energy sits among TRI parents
Pbf Energy sits on a disclosure ladder beside Phillips 66 and Clean Earth LLC and Ashland Inc. and The Chemours Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Phillips 66 · rank #353 · 16.1M lbs
- Clean Earth LLC · rank #354 · 5.0M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Ashland Inc. · rank #356 · 3.2M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #357 · 2.6M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Pbf Energy
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen cyanide; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Paulsboro Refining Co LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.7M lbs |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 380.7K lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 119.3K lbs |
| Toluene | 81.4K lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 44.4K lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Paulsboro Refining Co LLC Paulsboro, NJ | 3.2M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Pbf Energy on total disclosed release pounds (3.2M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Momentive Performance Materials Inc, Linde Inc, Ervin Industries Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are New Jersey; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Pbf Energy's TRI parent record
From Pbf Energy, open Paulsboro Refining Co LLC or compare against Phillips 66 rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Pbf Energy (Paulsboro Refining Co LLC in NJ). Largest facility
- Compare against Clean Earth LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Pbf Energy sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Phillips 66, Clean Earth LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Pbf Energy's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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