EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Arkema Inc Clear Lake
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc
- Total releases
- 233.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Arkema Inc Clear Lake: how the 233.3K lbs splits
233.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 166.6K lbs 71.4%
- Off-site Transfers 66.7K lbs 28.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Arkema Inc Clear Lake's 233.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 71.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 28.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylic 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Arkema Inc Clear Lake is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 79.1K lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 233.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,973 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. Arkema Inc Clear Lake is pounds #317 and chemical-count #80 at 233.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant; Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant; Linde Hyco Clear Lake Plant; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville; Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator; Ppg Euclid Pretreatment & Specialty Products; Ncp Coatings LLC. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid; Butyl acrylate; Propylene; Ethyl acrylate.
Arkema Inc Clear Lake stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (71.4% air releases) across 23 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 233.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville and Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator.
Arkema Inc Clear Lake vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
233K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Arkema Inc Clear Lake in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Arkema Inc Clear Lake reports the 583rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville and Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator.
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
- Arkema Inc Clear Lake's total reported releases rose from 45.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema Inc Clear Lake's air releases rose from 36.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema Inc Clear Lake's off-site transfers rose from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Arkema Inc Clear Lake Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Arkema Inc Clear Lake stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
93% less than the comparison
35% 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 Arkema Inc Clear Lake releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 233.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 131% (34.3K lbs to 79.1K lbs).
Arkema Inc Clear Lake: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Arkema Inc Clear Lake year-over-year reported totals (increased by 131% 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34.3K lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 40.6K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 33.6K lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 45.6K lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 79.1K lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 57.0K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 44.4K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 36.2K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 36.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 22.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 13.6K lbs | - |
| Methyl acrylate | 8.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 4.8K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 578 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 505 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vinyl acetate | 361 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydroquinone | 231 lbs | - |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 35 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 30 lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 22 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 19 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl iodide | 16 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 1 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Arkema Inc Clear Lake · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Arkema Inc Clear Lake
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant, Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant, Linde Hyco Clear Lake Plant, 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. Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville, Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator, Ppg Euclid Pretreatment & Specialty Products.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arkema Inc Clear Lake on cumulative reported pounds (233.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville, Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator, Ppg Euclid Pretreatment & Specialty Products. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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.
- Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville Huntsville, AR · Chemicals 233.2K lbs reported
- Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator Port Allen, LA · Chemicals 233.5K lbs reported
- Ppg Euclid Pretreatment & Specialty Products Euclid, OH · Chemicals 233.1K lbs reported
- Boardwalk Louisiana Midstream LLC Sulphur, LA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 233.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Arkema Delaware Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arkema Inc, Arkema Inc, Bostik Inc.
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 Acrylic acid, Butyl acrylate, Propylene, Ethyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant. Arkema Inc Clear Lake stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Arkema Inc Clear Lake TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Arkema Inc Clear Lake totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville (Δ 87 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Arkema Inc Clear Lake stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Acrylic 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