EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 244.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant: how the 244.4K lbs splits
244.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 174.7K lbs 71.5%
- Air Releases 69.7K lbs 28.5%
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant's 244.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 28.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 244.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,905 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. Basf Corp Pasadena Plant is pounds #310 and chemical-count #530 at 244.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant; Ineos Phenol; Wika Instrument LP; Pasadena Performance Products LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC; Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant; Gelest Inc; Marquis Energy LLC. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Ammonia; Isobutyraldehyde; Butyraldehyde.
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 244.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC and Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant.
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
244K 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
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp Pasadena Plant reports the 573rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC and Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant.
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
- Basf Corp Pasadena Plant's total reported releases fell from 74.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp Pasadena Plant's off-site transfers fell from 60.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp Pasadena Plant's air releases rose from 14.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant Form-R facts
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See how Basf Corp Pasadena Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Basf Corp Pasadena Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 244.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 77% (10.2K lbs to 18.0K lbs).
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Corp Pasadena Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 77% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 126.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 15.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 74.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 18.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 114.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 70.5K lbs | - |
| Isobutyraldehyde | 21.7K lbs | - |
| Butyraldehyde | 20.0K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 14.6K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 3.0K lbs | - |
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp Pasadena Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant, Ineos Phenol, Wika Instrument LP, 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. Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC, Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant, Gelest Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp Pasadena Plant on cumulative reported pounds (244.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-La, Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC, Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-La Breaux Bridge, LA · Plastics and Rubber 244.4K lbs reported
- Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC Casselton, ND · Chemicals 244.4K lbs reported
- Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant Front Royal, VA · Chemicals 244.6K lbs reported
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber Talladega, AL · Wood Products 244.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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 Ethylene glycol, Ammonia, Isobutyraldehyde, Butyraldehyde; nearby reporters include Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant. Basf Corp Pasadena Plant stamps MID 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 Basf Corp Pasadena Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant 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: Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-La (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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