EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site
Plaquemine, LA · Parent: Olin Corp
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 16
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3M lbs 84.5%
- Air Releases 246.8K lbs 15.5%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Asbestos (friable).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plaquemine, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 388.0K lbs of releases across 27 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 994 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. Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site is pounds #66 and chemical-count #30 at 1.6M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; Tsrc Specialty Materials LLC; Ineos Oxide a Div of Ineos Americas LLC; Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Equistar Chemicals LP; Hexcel Corp; 3M Co - Tonawanda; Cytec Industries Inc. Other Olin Corp sites in this extract: Freeport_olin Bc; Olin Winchester LLC Main Plant; Olin Corp; Olin Russellville Cell Technologies LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Asbestos (friable); Copper; 1,2-Dichloroethane; Chloroform.
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.5% off-site transfers) across 29 chemicals · 16 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Equistar Chemicals LP and Hexcel Corp.
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site: Asbestos (friable)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site reports the 200th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Asbestos (friable) alone is 69.3% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 80.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Equistar Chemicals LP and Hexcel Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site's pounds in one chemical - here Asbestos (friable) at 69.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site's total reported releases rose from 100.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 388.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site's off-site transfers rose from 42.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 344.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site's air releases fell from 57.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (570.5K lbs to 388.0K lbs).
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Asbestos (friable).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 570.5K lbs | 26 |
| 2020 | 298.8K lbs | 28 |
| 2021 | 233.2K lbs | 26 |
| 2022 | 100.1K lbs | 27 |
| 2023 | 388.0K lbs | 27 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 16 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill, Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC, Planter Cotton Oil Mill. Chemical-count peers include Harrison Power Station, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Blue Ridge Paper Products 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 Olin Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Freeport_olin Bc, Olin Winchester LLC Main Plant, Olin Corp.
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 Asbestos (friable), Copper, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Chloroform; nearby reporters include The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations. Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Asbestos (friable)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plaquemine, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 3.0% of Iberville Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill (Δ 1.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Asbestos (friable). 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