EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant
Seadrift, TX · Parent: Braskem America Inc
- Total releases
- 302.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant: how the 302.2K lbs splits
302.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 302.2K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant's 302.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seadrift, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 54.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 302.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,581 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 Seadrift Plant is pounds #265 and chemical-count #1159 at 302.2K 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: Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant; Seadrift Coke LP; Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant; Gulfmark Energy Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Ineos Phenol; Avient Corp; Sigma-Aldrich Manufacturing LLC; Braskem America Inc. Other Braskem America Inc sites in this extract: Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site; Braskem America Inc Neal Plant; Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Braskem America Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ethylene.
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 302.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ineos Phenol and Avient Corp.
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
302K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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 Seadrift Plant: Propylene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant reports the 511th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Propylene alone is 73.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Ineos Phenol and Avient Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Propylene at 73.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant's total reported releases rose from 51.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant's air releases rose from 51.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 302.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (87.4K lbs to 54.7K lbs).
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant: 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 Seadrift Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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 | 87.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 56.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 52.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 51.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 54.7K lbs | 2 |
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant, Seadrift Coke LP, Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant on cumulative reported pounds (302.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Fitco, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fairfield Plant, Ruskin Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Other Braskem America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site, Braskem America Inc Neal Plant, Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant.
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; nearby reporters include Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant. Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant 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.
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This Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant 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 Seadrift Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seadrift, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fitco (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant 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