EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shintech Plaquemine Plant
Plaquemine, LA · Parent: C-K Tech Inc
- Total releases
- 1.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 37
- Carcinogens
- 17
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shintech Plaquemine Plant: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 99.6%
- Water Discharges 7.5K lbs 0.4%
- Off-site Transfers 37 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Shintech Plaquemine Plant's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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
Shintech Plaquemine Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plaquemine, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 386.7K lbs of releases across 37 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 929 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. Shintech Plaquemine Plant is pounds #62 and chemical-count #21 at 1.8M 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: SE Tylose Louisiana LLC; Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC; Flopam Inc; Pioneer Americas LLC (dba Olin Chlor Alkali Products). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Polynt Composites USA Inc.; American Synthetic Rubber Co; M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a Paramelt); Altivia Petrochemicals, LLC. Other C-K Tech Inc sites in this extract: Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chlorine; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); n-Hexane.
Shintech Plaquemine Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 37 chemicals · 17 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc. and American Synthetic Rubber Co.
Shintech Plaquemine Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shintech Plaquemine Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shintech Plaquemine Plant reports the 189th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Polynt Composites USA Inc. and American Synthetic Rubber Co.
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
- Shintech Plaquemine Plant's total reported releases rose from 369.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 386.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shintech Plaquemine Plant's off-site transfers fell from 22 lb in 2022 to 6 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shintech Plaquemine Plant's water releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shintech Plaquemine Plant's air releases rose from 366.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 383.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shintech Plaquemine Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Shintech Plaquemine Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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12.3× more 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 Shintech Plaquemine Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 45% (267.4K lbs to 386.7K lbs).
Shintech Plaquemine Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Shintech Plaquemine Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 45% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 267.4K lbs | 32 |
| 2020 | 396.3K lbs | 37 |
| 2021 | 334.7K lbs | 37 |
| 2022 | 369.2K lbs | 37 |
| 2023 | 386.7K lbs | 37 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 17 of 37 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Shintech Plaquemine Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shintech Plaquemine Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including SE Tylose Louisiana LLC, Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC, Flopam Inc, 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. Polynt Composites USA Inc., American Synthetic Rubber Co, M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a Paramelt).
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shintech Plaquemine Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (37). Release-pound peers include Metalplate Galvanizing LP, Polynt Composites USA Inc., Daramic LLC. Chemical-count peers include Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.), Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery, Valero Refining Co -Oklahoma Valero Ardmore Refinery. 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).
- Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.) Paulding, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 37 chemicals
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery Channahon, IL · Petroleum 37 chemicals
- Valero Refining Co -Oklahoma Valero Ardmore Refinery Ardmore, OK · Petroleum 37 chemicals
- Central Plains Cement Co Tulsa, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 37 chemicals
Other C-K Tech Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A.
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 Ammonia, Chlorine, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include SE Tylose Louisiana LLC. Shintech Plaquemine Plant 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.
Use and verify this record
This Shintech Plaquemine Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shintech Plaquemine Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plaquemine, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 3.3% of Iberville Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metalplate Galvanizing LP (Δ 449 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shintech Plaquemine Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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