EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC
Houston, TX · Parent: Axalta Coating Systems LLC
- Total releases
- 19.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC: how the 19.4K lbs splits
19.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 19.2K lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 99 lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 47 lbs 0.2%
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC's 19.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 19.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,314 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. Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC is pounds #807 and chemical-count #991 at 19.4K 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: Texas Steel Processing; Aker Biomarine Manufacturing; Houston Retail Support Center; Madden Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Steris Corp St Louis Operations; Dyno Nobel Inc; American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks; Aurora Plastics Inc. Other Axalta Coating Systems LLC sites in this extract: Century Industrial Coatings I Nc.; Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant; Axalta Coating Systems LLC - Hilliard Site; Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Triglycidyl isocyanurate; 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol.
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steris Corp St Louis Operations and Dyno Nobel Inc.
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC reports the 1,745th-largest volume (19.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 72.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Steris Corp St Louis Operations and Dyno Nobel Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 72.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC's total reported releases rose from 598 lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC's air releases rose from 6 lb in 2022 to 48 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC's off-site transfers rose from 592 lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC Form-R facts
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See how Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
10.9× more than the comparison
25% 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 Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 60% (12.3K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 769 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 910 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 598 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 14.1K lbs | - |
| Triglycidyl isocyanurate | 3.1K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 2.1K lbs | - |
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Texas Steel Processing, Aker Biomarine Manufacturing, Houston Retail Support Center, 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. Steris Corp St Louis Operations, Dyno Nobel Inc, American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (19.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Universal Products Inc., Steris Corp St Louis Operations, Schaeffler Group USA Inc - Plant I I. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Universal Products Inc. Goddard, KS · Plastics and Rubber 19.4K lbs reported
- Steris Corp St Louis Operations Saint Louis, MO · Chemicals 19.4K lbs reported
- Schaeffler Group USA Inc - Plant I I Cheraw, SC · Fabricated Metals 19.4K lbs reported
- Rexnord Industries LLC Stuarts Draft, VA · Machinery 19.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Axalta Coating Systems LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Century Industrial Coatings I Nc., Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant, Axalta Coating Systems LLC - Hilliard Site.
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 Zinc compounds, Triglycidyl isocyanurate, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol; nearby reporters include Texas Steel Processing. Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Universal Products Inc. (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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