EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Houston Polyurethane
Houston, TX · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 125 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Basf Houston Polyurethane: how the 125 lbs splits
125 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 125 lbs 100.0%
Basf Houston Polyurethane's 125 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: Formic acid.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Basf Houston Polyurethane is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 34 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 125 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,316 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 Houston Polyurethane is pounds #1490 and chemical-count #888 at 125 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: Exxon Mobil Corp South Houston Terminal; Allchem Services Inc; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston; Nov Coating Houston. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC South Plant; Nylon Corp of America; Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc.; Drexel Chemical Co Vml. 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: Formic acid; Diisocyanates; Ethylene glycol; 1,2-Dichloroethylene.
Basf Houston Polyurethane stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 125 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC South Plant and Nylon Corp of America.
Basf Houston Polyurethane vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
125 lbs 37th percentile higher than 37% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Houston Polyurethane in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Houston Polyurethane reports the 3,136th-largest volume (125 lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC South Plant and Nylon Corp of America.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Basf Houston Polyurethane Form-R facts
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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 Houston Polyurethane releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 125 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Basf Houston Polyurethane: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Houston Polyurethane year-over-year reported totals. 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: Formic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 46 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 36 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 34 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formic acid | 125 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0 lbs | - |
Basf Houston Polyurethane · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Houston Polyurethane
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Exxon Mobil Corp South Houston Terminal, Allchem Services Inc, Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC South Plant, Nylon Corp of America, Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc..
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 Formic acid, Diisocyanates, Ethylene glycol, 1,2-Dichloroethylene; nearby reporters include Exxon Mobil Corp South Houston Terminal. Basf Houston Polyurethane stamps TRACE 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 Basf Houston Polyurethane TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Formic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Houston Polyurethane totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fhp Manufacturing Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Houston Polyurethane stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Formic 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