EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Occidental Chemical Corp
Wichita, KS · Parent: Occidental Petroleum Corp
- Total releases
- 2.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Occidental Chemical Corp: how the 2.2M lbs splits
2.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.0M lbs 90.9%
- Air Releases 197.3K lbs 9.1%
- Off-site Transfers 0 lbs <0.1%
Occidental Chemical Corp's 2.2M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 90.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chloromethane.
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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Occidental Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wichita, KS, in the chemicals sector. It reported 667.4K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 815 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Occidental Chemical Corp is pounds #16 and chemical-count #15 at 2.2M lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Evonik Corp; Redguard LLC; R.d. Henry & Co Inc.; Cnh Industrial America LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kansas: Arlanxeo; Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc; Championx-Sugar Land. Other Occidental Petroleum Corp sites in this extract: Occidental Chemical Corp Luling; Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant; Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant; Occidental Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chloromethane; Chlorine; Methanol; Dichloromethane.
Occidental Chemical Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (90.9% land disposal) across 16 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arlanxeo and Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.
Occidental Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Occidental Chemical Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Occidental Chemical Corp reports the 162nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kansas include Arlanxeo and Shell Chemical Appalachia 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
- Occidental Chemical Corp's total reported releases rose from 358.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 667.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Occidental Chemical Corp's land releases rose from 314.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 624.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Occidental Chemical Corp's chemicals reported rose from 13 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Occidental Chemical Corp's air releases fell from 44.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Occidental Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Occidental Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 143% (274.5K lbs to 667.4K lbs).
Occidental Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Occidental Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 143% 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: Chloromethane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 274.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 334.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 523.7K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 358.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 667.4K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chloromethane | 759.8K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 629.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 385.4K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 121.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 115.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 103.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 27.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Hexachloroethane | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 637 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 581 lbs | - |
| Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene | 217 lbs | - |
| 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | 115 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Asbestos (friable) | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Pentachloroethane | 0 lbs | - |
Occidental Chemical Corp · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Occidental Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Evonik Corp, Redguard LLC, R.d. Henry & Co Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Arlanxeo, Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, Westlake Vinyls Inc.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Occidental Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (2.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Aes Warrior Run Inc, Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston, Arlanxeo. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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 Occidental Petroleum Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Occidental Chemical Corp Luling, Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant, Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant.
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 Chloromethane, Chlorine, Methanol, Dichloromethane; nearby reporters include Evonik Corp. Occidental Chemical Corp stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Occidental Chemical Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Chloromethane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Occidental Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wichita, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 22.1% of Sedgwick TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aes Warrior Run Inc (Δ 6.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Occidental Chemical Corp stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chloromethane. 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