EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers
Westlake, LA · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 2.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers: how the 2.0M lbs splits
2.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.0M lbs 100.0%
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers's 2.0M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene.
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 TRACE-CARC
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westlake, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 450.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 863 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. Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers is pounds #59 and chemical-count #157 at 2.0M 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: Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC; Firestone Polymers LLC; Citgo Petroleum Corp; Westlake Polymers LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Optima Chemical Group LLC; Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City; Synthomer Jefferson Hills LLC; Haldor Topsoe Inc. Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co; Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ethylene; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Optima Chemical Group LLC and Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0M 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
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers reports the 174th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Optima Chemical Group LLC and Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City.
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
- Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers's total reported releases rose from 244.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 450.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers's air releases rose from 244.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 450.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers Form-R facts
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See how Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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57% less 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 LP - Lake Charles Polymers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (443.1K lbs to 450.0K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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: Propylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 443.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 309.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 537.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 244.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 450.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Propylene | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 820.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 386 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 325 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 83 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 24 lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC, Firestone Polymers LLC, Citgo Petroleum Corp, 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. Optima Chemical Group LLC, Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City, Synthomer Jefferson Hills LLC.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers on cumulative reported pounds (2.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Calaveras Power Station, Lion Oil Co, Holcim (us) Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Lyondellbasell Finance Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co, Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP.
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 Propylene, Ethylene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC. Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 LP - Lake Charles Polymers TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westlake, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 2.0% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Calaveras Power Station (Δ 2.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Propylene. 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