EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant
Clinton, IA · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 9.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant: how the 9.6M lbs splits
9.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.6M lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 54 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant's 9.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Clinton, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.9M lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 9.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 221 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant is pounds #4 and chemical-count #12 at 9.6M lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Clinton Biodiesel LLC; Ipsco Camanche Works; Hawkins Inc. - Camanche; Nestle Purina Petcare Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Si Group Inc; Simplot Phosphates LLC. Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers; Equistar Chemicals LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Benzene; Ammonia.
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basf Corp - Freeport Site and Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site.
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant inside Clinton's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant reports the 44th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 51.7% of every pound reported in Clinton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene alone is 87.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Basf Corp - Freeport Site and Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Clinton's reported pounds (18.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant's total reported releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant's off-site transfers fell from 387 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant's air releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
447.3× more than the comparison
17.0× more than the comparison
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 Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (1.8M lbs to 1.9M lbs).
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 1.8M lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 2.0M lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 2.1M lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 1.9M lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 8.4M lbs | - |
| Propylene | 638.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 172.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 130.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 89.0K lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 63.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vinyl acetate | 51.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 32.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 31.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 25.5K lbs | - |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Isoprene | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 933 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 396 lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Clinton Biodiesel LLC, Ipsco Camanche Works, Hawkins Inc. - Camanche, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site, Si Group Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant on cumulative reported pounds (9.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Sterling Steel Co LLC, International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco, U.S. Steel Granite City Works. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Sterling Steel Co LLC Sterling, IL · Primary Metals 9.6M lbs reported
- International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco Ellwood City, PA · Primary Metals 9.6M lbs reported
- U.S. Steel Granite City Works Granite City, IL · Primary Metals 9.7M lbs reported
- International Paper-Vicksburg Mill Redwood, MS · Paper 9.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co, Equistar Chemicals LP, Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers.
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 Ethylene, Propylene, Benzene, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Clinton Biodiesel LLC. Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Clinton, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 51.7% of Clinton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sterling Steel Co LLC (Δ 10.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene. 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