EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site
La Porte, TX · Parent: Braskem America Inc
- Total releases
- 793.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site: how the 793.4K lbs splits
793.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 746.6K lbs 94.1%
- Off-site Transfers 46.7K lbs 5.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site's 793.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 146.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 793.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,494 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. Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site is pounds #154 and chemical-count #736 at 793.4K 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: Gulbrandsen Inc.; Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte; Geo Specialty Chemicals; La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Kemira Chemicals Inc; Koppers Inc; Arkema Inc; Chemtrade Solutions-Syracuse. Other Braskem America Inc sites in this extract: Braskem America Inc Neal Plant; Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Braskem America Inc; Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; n-Hexane; Ethylene; Sodium nitrite.
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.1% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 793.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kemira Chemicals Inc and Koppers Inc.
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
793K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site reports the 306th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Kemira Chemicals Inc and Koppers Inc.
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
- Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site's total reported releases fell from 161.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 146.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site's air releases fell from 161.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 146.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site Form-R facts
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See how Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
7030.2× more than the comparison
4.0× more 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 Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 793.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (209.1K lbs to 146.0K lbs).
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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 | 209.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 100.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 175.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 161.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 146.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Propylene | 455.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 205.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 132.4K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Gulbrandsen Inc., Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte, Geo Specialty Chemicals, 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. Kemira Chemicals Inc, Koppers Inc, Arkema Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site on cumulative reported pounds (793.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant, Kemira Chemicals Inc, Intalco Aluminum LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant Davenport, IA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 793.0K lbs reported
- Kemira Chemicals Inc Waggaman, LA · Chemicals 792.9K lbs reported
- Intalco Aluminum LLC Ferndale, WA · Primary Metals 795.1K lbs reported
- 3M Co - Menomonie Menomonie, WI · Plastics and Rubber 795.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Braskem America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Braskem America Inc Neal Plant, Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant, Braskem America Inc.
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, n-Hexane, Ethylene, Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Gulbrandsen Inc.. Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site stamps MID 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 Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant (Δ 377 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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