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Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC

La Porte, TX · Parent: Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC

Total releases
142.0K lbs
Chemicals reported
10
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC: how the 142.0K lbs splits

142.0K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 109.2K lbs 76.9%
  • Air Releases 32.8K lbs 23.1%

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC's 142.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 76.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 23.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chloroacetic acid.

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.

MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 38.5K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 142.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,856 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC is pounds #383 and chemical-count #267 at 142.0K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant; Bayport_tx; Air Liquide la Porte Smr. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware; Eddyville Chlor-Alkali LLC; Solutia Inc Anniston Plant; Globe Composite Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chloroacetic acid; Methanol; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); sec-Butyl alcohol.

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Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (76.9% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 142.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware and Eddyville Chlor-Alkali LLC.

#3,856 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

142K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC reports the 745th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware and Eddyville Chlor-Alkali LLC.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC's total reported releases fell from 52.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC's off-site transfers fell from 44.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC's air releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
MID volume
142.0K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
10 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Chloroacetic acid

Compare this facility

See how Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC
142.0K lbs
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC
11.8K lbs

12.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC
10
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC
4

2.5× 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 Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 142.0K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 109.2K lbs (76.9%)
Air Releases 32.8K lbs (23.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1101% (3.2K lbs to 38.5K lbs).

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1101% 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: Chloroacetic acid.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 3.2K lbs 10
2020 7.4K lbs 10
2021 40.1K lbs 10
2022 52.8K lbs 9
2023 38.5K lbs 9

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chloroacetic acid 66.2K lbs -
Methanol 30.7K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 22.3K lbs -
sec-Butyl alcohol 9.7K lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 5.5K lbs -
Chlorine 5.1K lbs -
Ethyl chloroformate 789 lbs -
Methyl chlorocarbonate 689 lbs -
Phosgene 656 lbs -
N,N-Dimethylformamide 311 lbs Carcinogen

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site

La Porte, TX
29.6548, -95.0373
County TRI context
Harris · 0.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (142.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware, Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant, Astemo Americas Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Chloroacetic acid, Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), sec-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC. Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chloroacetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware (Δ 36 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chloroacetic acid. 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