EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Celanese Corp
- Total releases
- 3.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant: how the 3.6M lbs splits
3.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.9M lbs 80.9%
- Air Releases 682.2K lbs 19.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant's 3.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 19.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 835.2K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 554 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. Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant is pounds #65 and chemical-count #115 at 3.6M 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: Arkema Inc Clear Lake; Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant; Linde Hyco Clear Lake Plant; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Inv Camden Plant; Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant. Other Celanese Corp sites in this extract: Fortron Industries LLC; Ticona Polymers Inc; Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant; Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Vinyl acetate; Acetaldehyde.
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.9% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Inv Camden Plant and Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC.
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant reports the 101st-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Inv Camden Plant and Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers 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
- Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant's total reported releases fell from 922.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 835.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant's air releases rose from 108.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 140.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant's off-site transfers fell from 813.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 694.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15.3× more than the comparison
26% less 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 Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 250% (238.6K lbs to 835.2K lbs).
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 250% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 238.6K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 826.5K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 742.7K lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 922.0K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 835.2K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 646.9K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 396.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 392.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 214.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 179.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 119.6K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 54.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 26.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Methyl acrylate | 25.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 17.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 13.7K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl iodide | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 846 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Arkema Inc Clear Lake, Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant, Linde Hyco Clear Lake 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. Inv Camden Plant, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Billerud Escanaba LLC, Inv Camden Plant, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Billerud Escanaba LLC Escanaba, MI · Paper 3.6M lbs reported
- Inv Camden Plant Lugoff, SC · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
- Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC Coffeyville, KS · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
- Ati Flat Rolled Products Holdings LLC Vandergrift, PA · Primary Metals 3.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Celanese Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fortron Industries LLC, Ticona Polymers Inc, Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco 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 Ethylene glycol, Methanol, Vinyl acetate, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Arkema Inc Clear Lake. Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.6% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Billerud Escanaba LLC (Δ 8.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol. 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