EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals LP
Edison, NJ · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 107.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals LP: how the 151.4K lbs splits
151.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 151.4K lbs 100.0%
Equistar Chemicals LP's 151.4K 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: n-Hexane.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Equistar Chemicals LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Edison, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 44.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 107.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,445 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Equistar Chemicals LP is pounds #48 and chemical-count #153 at 107.2K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tec Edison LLC; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Vibrantz Corp; Mon-Eco Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings; Sherwin-Williams Co; Quad County Corn Processors; Protech Powder Coatings Inc. Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co; Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Chloroethane; Titanium tetrachloride.
Equistar Chemicals LP stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 107.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings and Sherwin-Williams Co.
Equistar Chemicals LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
107K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Equistar Chemicals LP: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals LP reports the 876th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 89.0% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings and Sherwin-Williams Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Equistar Chemicals LP's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 89.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Equistar Chemicals LP's total reported releases fell from 52.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP's air releases fell from 52.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals LP Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Equistar Chemicals LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 151.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 473% (7.7K lbs to 44.1K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals LP: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 473% from 2019 to 2024). 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 30.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 52.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 44.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 134.8K lbs | - |
| Chloroethane | 10.6K lbs | - |
| Titanium tetrachloride | 6.0K lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals LP · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals LP
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Tec Edison LLC, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Vibrantz Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 326 other reporting facilities in New Jersey.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Forrest Paint Co DBA Forrest Technical Coatings, Sherwin-Williams Co, Quad County Corn Processors.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals LP on cumulative reported pounds (107.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Fibertech Inc., Dcp Midstream O-Connor Gas Plant, Maax US Corp.. 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.
- Fibertech Inc. Franksville, WI · Plastics and Rubber 107.2K lbs reported
- Dcp Midstream O-Connor Gas Plant Kersey, CO · Natural Gas Processing 107.2K lbs reported
- Maax US Corp. Martinsburg, WV · Plastics and Rubber 107.1K lbs reported
- Urschel Laboratories Inc Chesterton, IN · Machinery 107.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co, Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP.
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 n-Hexane, Chloroethane, Titanium tetrachloride; nearby reporters include Tec Edison LLC. Equistar Chemicals LP 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 Equistar Chemicals LP TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Edison, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.8% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fibertech Inc. (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals LP stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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