EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Bishop, TX
- Total releases
- 477.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 477.1K lbs splits
477.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 265.6K lbs 55.7%
- Off-site Transfers 211.5K lbs 44.3%
Basf Corp's 477.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 44.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bishop, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 72.7K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 477.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,008 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 is pounds #214 and chemical-count #302 at 477.1K 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: Ticona Polymers Inc; Oxea Bishop LLC; King Ranch Gas Plant; U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: US Nitrogen LLC; Vwr Chemicals LLC; Henkel US Operations Corp; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Ethylene glycol; Phenol; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Basf Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bishop, TX: 477.1K lbs across 9 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CLEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Nitrogen LLC and Vwr Chemicals LLC.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
477K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 404th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include US Nitrogen LLC and Vwr Chemicals 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
- Basf Corp's total reported releases fell from 73.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's off-site transfers fell from 28.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's air releases rose from 44.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 477.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 65% (208.8K lbs to 72.7K lbs).
Basf Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 65% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 208.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 56.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 65.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 73.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 72.7K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 251.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 154.0K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 60.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 7.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mixture | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Basf Corp in Nueces
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Ticona Polymers Inc, Oxea Bishop LLC, King Ranch Gas 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. US Nitrogen LLC, Vwr Chemicals LLC, Henkel US Operations Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (477.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Maverick Boat Group Inc., Punxsutawney Finishing Works, Corning Inc. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Maverick Boat Group Inc. Fort Pierce, FL · Transportation Equipment 477.1K lbs reported
- Punxsutawney Finishing Works Punxsutawney, PA · Fabricated Metals 477.0K lbs reported
- Corning Inc Harrodsburg, KY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 476.9K lbs reported
- Gossner Foods Inc (cheese) Logan, UT · Food 477.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 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 n-Hexane, Ethylene glycol, Phenol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Ticona Polymers Inc. Basf Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bishop, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.8% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Maverick Boat Group Inc. (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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