EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Aristech Surfaces LLC
Belen, NM · Parent: Trinseo LLC
- Total releases
- 11.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Aristech Surfaces LLC: how the 11.2K lbs splits
11.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.8K lbs 69.2%
- Land Disposal 3.5K lbs 30.8%
Aristech Surfaces LLC's 11.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 69.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 30.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Aristech Surfaces LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Belen, NM, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 11.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,567 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Aristech Surfaces LLC is pounds #51 and chemical-count #69 at 11.2K lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wall Colmonoy Corp; Materion Advanced Materials Technologies & Services Mesa Del; E-Chem LLC; Senergy Petroleum LLC - Albuquerque Bulk Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside New Mexico: Allied Molded Products LLC; Polyfirst; Channell Rockwall Texas; Ddp Specialty Electronics Materials US Inc.. Other Trinseo LLC sites in this extract: Altuglas Louisville Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Aristech Surfaces LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Belen, NM: 11.2K lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 69.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allied Molded Products LLC and Polyfirst.
Aristech Surfaces LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Aristech Surfaces LLC inside Valencia's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Aristech Surfaces LLC reports the 780th-largest volume (11.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 97.0% of every pound reported in Valencia. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 80.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 80.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Allied Molded Products LLC and Polyfirst.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Valencia's reported pounds (11.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Aristech Surfaces LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Aristech Surfaces LLC's land releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Aristech Surfaces LLC's air releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Aristech Surfaces LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Aristech Surfaces LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (1.9K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Aristech Surfaces LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Aristech Surfaces 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 9.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 2.2K lbs | - |
Aristech Surfaces LLC in Valencia
Nearest TRI Facilities to Aristech Surfaces LLC
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Wall Colmonoy Corp, Materion Advanced Materials Technologies & Services Mesa Del, E-Chem LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 96 other reporting facilities in New Mexico.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. Allied Molded Products LLC, Polyfirst, Channell Rockwall Texas.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Aristech Surfaces LLC on cumulative reported pounds (11.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants Plant, Oneok Hydrocarbon L.P. - Hutchinson Fractionation Facility, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy. 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.
- Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants Plant Savannah, GA · Petroleum 11.2K lbs reported
- Oneok Hydrocarbon L.P. - Hutchinson Fractionation Facility Hutchinson, KS · Natural Gas Processing 11.2K lbs reported
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy Nashville, TN · Food 11.2K lbs reported
- Skolnik Industries Chicago, IL · Fabricated Metals 11.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Trinseo LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Altuglas Louisville 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 Styrene, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Wall Colmonoy Corp. Aristech Surfaces LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Aristech Surfaces LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Aristech Surfaces LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Belen, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 97.0% of Valencia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Aristech Surfaces LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 69.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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