EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC
La Porte, TX · Parent: Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC
- Total releases
- 11.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC: how the 11.8K lbs splits
11.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.8K lbs 100.0%
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC's 11.8K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 11.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,475 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. Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC is pounds #913 and chemical-count #812 at 11.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant; Bayport_tx; Kuraray America Bayport. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Davis-Frost Inc; Teknor Apex - Carolina Co; Gelest Inc; Arrochem Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Acetonitrile; Toluene; Triethylamine.
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Davis-Frost Inc and Teknor Apex - Carolina Co.
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC reports the 1,988th-largest volume (11.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 80.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Davis-Frost Inc and Teknor Apex - Carolina Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 80.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (2.5K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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 | 2.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 505 lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 250 lbs | - |
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant, Bayport_tx, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Davis-Frost Inc, Teknor Apex - Carolina Co, Gelest Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC on cumulative reported pounds (11.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Midwest Manufacturing Inc DBA Dakota Panel, To-Ricos Ltd, American Howa of Kentucky Georgetown. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Midwest Manufacturing Inc DBA Dakota Panel Rapid City, SD · Wood Products 11.8K lbs reported
- To-Ricos Ltd Aibonito, PR · Food 11.8K lbs reported
- American Howa of Kentucky Georgetown Midway, KY · Transportation Equipment 11.8K lbs reported
- Sendero Carlsbad Plant Loving, NM · Natural Gas Processing 11.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Acetonitrile, Toluene, Triethylamine; nearby reporters include Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC. Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC stamps LIGHT 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 Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325411 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Midwest Manufacturing Inc DBA Dakota Panel (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ampac Fine Chemicals Texas LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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