EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Albemarle Corp
Baton Rouge, LA · Parent: Albemarle Corp
- Total releases
- 180.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Albemarle Corp: how the 180.7K lbs splits
180.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 133.3K lbs 73.8%
- Air Releases 47.4K lbs 26.2%
Albemarle Corp's 180.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Tetrabromobisphenol A.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Albemarle Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Baton Rouge, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 180.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,424 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Albemarle Corp is pounds #128 and chemical-count #189 at 180.7K lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana; Eco-Services Operations; Solvay USA LLC; Uop LLC Baton Rouge Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Lord Corp; Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center; Altuglas LLC; Hydrite Chemical Co.. Other Albemarle Corp sites in this extract: Albemarle Corp South Plant; Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant; Ketjen Pasadena Plant; Albemarle U.S. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Tetrabromobisphenol A; Cyclohexane; Zinc compounds; Styrene.
Albemarle Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.8% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 180.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lord Corp and Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center.
Albemarle Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
181K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Albemarle Corp: Tetrabromobisphenol A-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Albemarle Corp reports the 662nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Tetrabromobisphenol A alone is 67.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Lord Corp and Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Albemarle Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Tetrabromobisphenol A at 67.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Albemarle Corp's total reported releases fell from 142.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Albemarle Corp's off-site transfers fell from 132.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 330 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Albemarle Corp's air releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Albemarle Corp Form-R facts
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See how Albemarle Corp 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 Albemarle Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 180.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (9.5K lbs to 9.2K lbs).
Albemarle Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Albemarle Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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: Tetrabromobisphenol A.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 9.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 9.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 142.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 9.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Tetrabromobisphenol A | 121.0K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 39.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 4.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Bromine | 3.5K lbs | - |
Albemarle Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Albemarle Corp
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana, Eco-Services Operations, Solvay USA LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Lord Corp, Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center, Altuglas LLC.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Albemarle Corp on cumulative reported pounds (180.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Plymouth Tube Co, H-J Enterprises Inc, Jindal Films Americas 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 Albemarle Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Albemarle Corp South Plant, Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant, Ketjen Pasadena 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 Tetrabromobisphenol A, Cyclohexane, Zinc compounds, Styrene; nearby reporters include Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana. Albemarle Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Albemarle Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Tetrabromobisphenol A) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Albemarle Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Baton Rouge, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.8% of East Baton Rouge Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Plymouth Tube Co (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Albemarle Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Tetrabromobisphenol A. 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