EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC
Port Arthur, TX · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 1.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC: how the 1.9M lbs splits
1.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.9M lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC's 1.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Port Arthur, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 437.2K lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2023, and 1.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 887 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 Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC is pounds #95 and chemical-count #95 at 1.9M 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: Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur; Bayport Polymers LLC; Team Fabricators; Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Aurorium Zeeland LLC; Albemarle Corp South Plant; Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Riverview; Tsrc Specialty Materials 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: Propylene; Ethylene; n-Hexane; 1,3-Butadiene.
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 20 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aurorium Zeeland LLC and Albemarle Corp South Plant.
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.9M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC reports the 177th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Aurorium Zeeland LLC and Albemarle Corp South 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 Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC's total reported releases rose from 412.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 437.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC's off-site transfers rose from 24 lb in 2022 to 545 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC's air releases rose from 412.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 436.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 39% (315.1K lbs to 437.2K lbs).
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 39% 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: Propylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 315.1K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 387.9K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 327.1K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 412.7K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 437.2K lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Propylene | 680.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 600.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 197.5K lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 114.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 103.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 84.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 46.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 25.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 11.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 10.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 203 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 68 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 49 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 0 lbs | - |
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur, Bayport Polymers LLC, Team Fabricators, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant, Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant Louisville, KY · Transportation Equipment 1.9M lbs reported
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing Union City, TN · Food 1.9M lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility Newark, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.9M lbs reported
- Avoca LLC Merry Hill, NC · Food 1.9M 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 Propylene, Ethylene, n-Hexane, 1,3-Butadiene; nearby reporters include Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur. Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Port Arthur, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 2.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant (Δ 653 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Propylene. 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