EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex
Westlake, LA · Parent: Sasol (usa) Corp
- Total releases
- 2.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 42
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex: how the 2.9M lbs splits
2.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7M lbs 96.1%
- Water Discharges 79.3K lbs 2.8%
- Off-site Transfers 32.2K lbs 1.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex's 2.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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 CARC-LEAN
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westlake, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 614.2K lbs of releases across 35 chemicals in 2023, and 2.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 669 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. Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex is pounds #43 and chemical-count #13 at 2.9M 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: Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC; Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery; Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant; Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site; Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC; Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC; Huntsman International LLC. Other Sasol (usa) Corp sites in this extract: Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC; Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC; Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC Oil City Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; n-Hexane; Propylene; n-Butyl alcohol.
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.1% air releases) across 42 chemicals · 12 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site and Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC.
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9M 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
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex reports the 128th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site and Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC.
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
- Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex's total reported releases rose from 551.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 614.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex's off-site transfers rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex's water releases fell from 33.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex's air releases rose from 514.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 585.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (736.2K lbs to 614.2K lbs).
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 736.2K lbs | 35 |
| 2020 | 442.0K lbs | 34 |
| 2021 | 509.1K lbs | 36 |
| 2022 | 551.3K lbs | 36 |
| 2023 | 614.2K lbs | 35 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 42 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC, Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery, Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site, Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC, Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex on cumulative reported pounds (2.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (42). Release-pound peers include US Army Fort Campbell, US Army Fort Carson (cantonment), Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site. Chemical-count peers include US Army Picatinny Arsenal, Delaware City Refinery, 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility. 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 Sasol (usa) Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC, Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC, Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC Oil City Plant.
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 Ethylene, n-Hexane, Propylene, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC. Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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.
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This Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westlake, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 2.9% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army Fort Campbell (Δ 67 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene. 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