EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Placid Refining Co LLC
Port Allen, LA
- Total releases
- 3.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 13
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Placid Refining Co LLC: how the 3.2M lbs splits
3.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.7M lbs 84.7%
- Air Releases 366.5K lbs 11.3%
- Water Discharges 127.4K lbs 3.9%
Placid Refining Co LLC's 3.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
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-LEAN
Placid Refining Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Port Allen, LA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 623.4K lbs of releases across 25 chemicals in 2023, and 3.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 597 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. Placid Refining Co LLC is pounds #38 and chemical-count #28 at 3.2M 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: Exxonmobil Anchorage Tank Farm; Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator; Shell Catalyst & Technologies; Azz Galvanizing - Louisiana LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Louisiana: Exxonmobil Oil Beaumont Refinery (part); Paulsboro Refining Co LLC; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC; Ohio Refining Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Hydrogen cyanide; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); n-Hexane.
Placid Refining Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.7% off-site transfers) across 29 chemicals · 13 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exxonmobil Oil Beaumont Refinery (part) and Paulsboro Refining Co LLC.
Placid Refining Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Placid Refining Co LLC inside West Baton Rouge Parish's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Placid Refining Co LLC reports the 32nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 54.6% of every pound reported in West Baton Rouge Parish. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) alone is 80.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Exxonmobil Oil Beaumont Refinery (part) and Paulsboro Refining Co LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of West Baton Rouge Parish's reported pounds (5.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Placid Refining Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 623.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Placid Refining Co LLC's water releases fell from 27.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Placid Refining Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 934.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 552.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Placid Refining Co LLC's chemicals reported fell from 27 in 2022 to 25 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Placid Refining Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Placid Refining Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (763.4K lbs to 623.4K lbs).
Placid Refining Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Placid Refining Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 763.4K lbs | 26 |
| 2020 | 304.7K lbs | 27 |
| 2021 | 515.0K lbs | 25 |
| 2022 | 1.0M lbs | 27 |
| 2023 | 623.4K lbs | 25 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 13 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 2.6M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 200.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 115.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 63.8K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 56.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 47.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 28.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 27.5K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 16.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 15.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 12.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Isoprene | 7.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 4.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 1.4K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 941 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 773 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 570 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 170 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 152 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 101 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 69 lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 37 lbs | - |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Placid Refining Co LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Exxonmobil Oil Beaumont Refinery (part), Paulsboro Refining Co LLC, Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Placid Refining Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Wm Bolthouse Farms Inc, Koch Fertilizer Beatrice,llc, Onsemi. 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).
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 Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Hydrogen cyanide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Exxonmobil Anchorage Tank Farm. Placid Refining Co LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Placid Refining Co LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Placid Refining Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Port Allen, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 54.6% of West Baton Rouge Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wm Bolthouse Farms Inc (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Placid Refining Co LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms). 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