EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mexichem Fluor Inc
Saint Gabriel, LA
- Total releases
- 266.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mexichem Fluor Inc: how the 266.9K lbs splits
266.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 230.7K lbs 86.4%
- Air Releases 36.0K lbs 13.5%
- Water Discharges 164 lbs 0.1%
Mexichem Fluor Inc's 266.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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 TRACE-CARC
Mexichem Fluor Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Gabriel, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 266.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,766 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. Mexichem Fluor Inc is pounds #114 and chemical-count #139 at 266.9K 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: Pioneer Americas LLC (dba Olin Chlor Alkali Products); Brenntag Southwest Inc Sgbp; Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility; Nachurs Alpine Solutions. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Org Chem Group LLC; Dsm Nutritional Products LLC; Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant; Molding Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds; Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Hydrogen fluoride.
Mexichem Fluor Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.4% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 266.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Org Chem Group LLC and Dsm Nutritional Products LLC.
Mexichem Fluor Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
267K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mexichem Fluor Inc: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mexichem Fluor Inc reports the 544th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 80.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Org Chem Group LLC and Dsm Nutritional Products LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mexichem Fluor Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 80.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mexichem Fluor Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mexichem Fluor Inc's off-site transfers fell from 296 lb in 2022 to 90 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mexichem Fluor Inc's air releases fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mexichem Fluor Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mexichem Fluor Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 266.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (22.7K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
Mexichem Fluor Inc: 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 Mexichem Fluor Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 4.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 233.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 214.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 16.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 15.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 9.6K lbs | - |
| 2-Chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-133a) | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Trichloroethylene | 82 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mexichem Fluor Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Pioneer Americas LLC (dba Olin Chlor Alkali Products), Brenntag Southwest Inc Sgbp, Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mexichem Fluor Inc on cumulative reported pounds (266.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Ponderay Newsprint Co, Ppg Coatings Services Detroit, Org Chem Group LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Pioneer Americas LLC (dba Olin Chlor Alkali Products). Mexichem Fluor Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Mexichem Fluor Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mexichem Fluor Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Gabriel, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Iberville Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ponderay Newsprint Co (Δ 36 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mexichem Fluor Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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