EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals LP
Fairport Harbor, OH · Parent: Lyondellbasell Industries
- Total releases
- 398.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals LP: how the 398.7K lbs splits
398.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 243.4K lbs 61.0%
- Off-site Transfers 155.3K lbs 39.0%
Equistar Chemicals LP's 398.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 61.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 39.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Equistar Chemicals LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fairport Harbor, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 103.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 398.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,218 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Equistar Chemicals LP is pounds #123 and chemical-count #732 at 398.7K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations; Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div; Avery Dennison Building 7; Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Odom Industries Inc; Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant; Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant. Other Lyondellbasell Industries sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility; Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant; La Porte Syngas Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Zinc compounds.
Equistar Chemicals LP is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fairport Harbor, OH: 398.7K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 61.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant and Odom Industries Inc.
Equistar Chemicals LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
399K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% 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: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals LP reports the 449th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 60.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant and Odom Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Equistar Chemicals LP's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 60.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Equistar Chemicals LP's total reported releases rose from 49.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 103.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP's off-site transfers rose from 7.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP's air releases rose from 41.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 47.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals LP Form-R facts
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See how Equistar Chemicals LP stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.4× more than the comparison
60% less 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 Equistar Chemicals LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 398.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (108.0K lbs to 103.2K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals LP: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals LP year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 108.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 64.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 73.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 49.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 103.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 240.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 158.1K lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals LP in Lake
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals LP
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations, Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div, Avery Dennison Building 7, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant, Odom Industries Inc, Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals LP on cumulative reported pounds (398.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant, Royal Baths Manufacturing Co, The Hillshire Brands Co. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant, La Porte Syngas 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 Methanol, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations. Equistar Chemicals LP stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Methanol) 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 Fairport Harbor, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 8.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals LP stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 61.0%). 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