EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant
Martinez, CA · Parent: Shell Petroleum Inc
- Total releases
- 99.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant: how the 99.0K lbs splits
99.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 98.9K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 34 lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 7 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant's 99.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Silver And Silver Compounds.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Martinez, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 21.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 99.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,606 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant is pounds #147 and chemical-count #212 at 99.0K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Eco Services Operations Corp.; Air Products West Coast Hydrogen - HP-2; Martinez Refining Co LLC; Air Products West Coast Hydrogen - HP-1. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Vantage Oleochemicals; Plainview Bioenergy LLC; McGean-Rohco Inc; Bushmills Ethanol Inc. Other Shell Petroleum Inc sites in this extract: Shell Chemical LP; Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg; Equilon Carson Terminal; Sewaren Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Silver And Silver Compounds; Toluene; Silver compounds; Ammonia.
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 99.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vantage Oleochemicals and Plainview Bioenergy LLC.
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
99K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant reports the 910th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside California include Vantage Oleochemicals and Plainview Bioenergy 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
- Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant's total reported releases fell from 22.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant's water releases rose from 10 lb in 2022 to 24 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant's air releases fell from 22.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant Form-R facts
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See how Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 99.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (16.8K lbs to 21.4K lbs).
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant: 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 Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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: Silver And Silver Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 14.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 24.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 22.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 39.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 22.2K lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 19.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 18.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 7 lbs | - |
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant
Closest other reporters in California - including Eco Services Operations Corp., Air Products West Coast Hydrogen - HP-2, Martinez Refining Co LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Vantage Oleochemicals, Plainview Bioenergy LLC, McGean-Rohco Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant on cumulative reported pounds (99.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Vantage Oleochemicals, Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc., Plainview Bioenergy LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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).
Other Shell Petroleum Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Shell Chemical LP, Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg, Equilon Carson Terminal.
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 Silver And Silver Compounds, Toluene, Silver compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Eco Services Operations Corp.. Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Silver And Silver Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Martinez, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.6% of Contra Costa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vantage Oleochemicals (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Silver And Silver Compounds. 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