EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pinnacle Polymers
Garyville, LA · Parent: Polychim USA Inc
- Total releases
- 489.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pinnacle Polymers: how the 489.0K lbs splits
489.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 489.0K lbs 100.0%
Pinnacle Polymers's 489.0K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pinnacle Polymers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Garyville, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 96.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 489.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,987 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. Pinnacle Polymers is pounds #92 and chemical-count #294 at 489.0K 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: Championx -- Garyville Facility; Nalco Co; Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC; Marathon Petroleum Co LP. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Zep Commercial; Avantor Performance Materials; Nation Ford Chemical Co; Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ethylene.
Pinnacle Polymers stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 489.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Zep Commercial and Avantor Performance Materials.
Pinnacle Polymers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
489K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pinnacle Polymers: Propylene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pinnacle Polymers reports the 401st-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Propylene alone is 97.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Zep Commercial and Avantor Performance Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pinnacle Polymers's pounds in one chemical - here Propylene at 97.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pinnacle Polymers's total reported releases rose from 72.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pinnacle Polymers's air releases rose from 72.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pinnacle Polymers Form-R facts
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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 Pinnacle Polymers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 489.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (100.5K lbs to 96.5K lbs).
Pinnacle Polymers: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pinnacle Polymers year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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 | 100.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 110.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 109.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 72.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 96.5K lbs | 2 |
Pinnacle Polymers · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pinnacle Polymers
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Championx -- Garyville Facility, Nalco Co, Stockhausen Superabsorber 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. Zep Commercial, Avantor Performance Materials, Nation Ford Chemical Co.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pinnacle Polymers on cumulative reported pounds (489.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Holliston Holdings LLC, Zep Commercial, Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Missoula Particleboard. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Holliston Holdings LLC Church Hill, TN · Textiles 489.1K lbs reported
- Zep Commercial Emerson, GA · Chemicals 488.8K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Missoula Particleboard Missoula, MT · Wood Products 489.3K lbs reported
- Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 489.4K lbs reported
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 Propylene, Ethylene; nearby reporters include Championx -- Garyville Facility. Pinnacle Polymers stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Pinnacle Polymers TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pinnacle Polymers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Garyville, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 4.8% of St. John The Baptist Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Holliston Holdings LLC (Δ 84 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pinnacle Polymers stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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