EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Westlake US 2 LLC
Westlake, LA · Parent: Westlake Corp
- Total releases
- 3.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 59
- Carcinogens
- 26
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Westlake US 2 LLC: how the 3.0M lbs splits
3.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.2M lbs 72.6%
- Off-site Transfers 496.6K lbs 16.8%
- Water Discharges 313.5K lbs 10.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Westlake US 2 LLC's 3.0M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 72.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
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-MID
Westlake US 2 LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westlake, LA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 505.3K lbs of releases across 53 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 647 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. Westlake US 2 LLC is pounds #41 and chemical-count #2 at 3.0M 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: Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex; Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC; Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery; Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Louisiana: McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant; Manitowoc Public Utilities; Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station. Other Westlake Corp sites in this extract: Westlake Longview Corp; Westlake Polymers LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.
Westlake US 2 LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (72.6% air releases) across 59 chemicals · 26 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant and Manitowoc Public Utilities.
Westlake US 2 LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0M 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
Westlake US 2 LLC in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Westlake US 2 LLC reports the 116th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant and Manitowoc Public Utilities.
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
- Westlake US 2 LLC's total reported releases fell from 756.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 505.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake US 2 LLC's water releases fell from 60.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake US 2 LLC's air releases fell from 607.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 372.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake US 2 LLC's off-site transfers rose from 88.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westlake US 2 LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westlake US 2 LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (536.7K lbs to 505.3K lbs).
Westlake US 2 LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Westlake US 2 LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 536.7K lbs | 52 |
| 2020 | 575.1K lbs | 52 |
| 2021 | 587.4K lbs | 56 |
| 2022 | 756.3K lbs | 55 |
| 2023 | 505.3K lbs | 53 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 26 of 59 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Westlake US 2 LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westlake US 2 LLC
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex, Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC, Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant, Manitowoc Public Utilities, Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westlake US 2 LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (59). Release-pound peers include McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant, Eramet Marietta Inc, 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility. Chemical-count peers include Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations, Lyondell Chemical Co, Formosa Plastics Corp Texas. 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.
- McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant Atlanta, GA · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
- Eramet Marietta Inc Marietta, OH · Primary Metals 3.0M lbs reported
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility Cottage Grove, MN · Chemicals 3.0M lbs reported
- Manitowoc Public Utilities Manitowoc, WI · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Westlake Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westlake Longview Corp, Westlake Polymers LLC, Westlake Vinyls Inc.
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex. Westlake US 2 LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Westlake US 2 LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westlake US 2 LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westlake, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 3.0% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westlake US 2 LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. 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