EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Championx-Sugar Land

Sugar Land, TX

Total releases
2.2M lbs
Chemicals reported
31
Carcinogens
9
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Championx-Sugar Land: how the 2.2M lbs splits

2.2M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 2.1M lbs 98.3%
  • Air Releases 37.5K lbs 1.7%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Championx-Sugar Land's 2.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formic acid.

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-LEAN

Championx-Sugar Land is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sugar Land, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 705.7K lbs of releases across 23 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 808 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. Championx-Sugar Land is pounds #82 and chemical-count #51 at 2.2M 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: Crown Beverage Packaging; Sece Schlumberger Technology; Forum Energy Technologies- Valve Solutions Pbv; Ipc Building Products. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Westlake Vinyls Inc; Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC; Occidental Chemical Corp; Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formic acid; Acrylic acid; Ethylene glycol; Methanol.

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Championx-Sugar Land stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.3% off-site transfers) across 31 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westlake Vinyls Inc and Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

#808 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 3.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Championx-Sugar Land vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

2.2M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Championx-Sugar Land in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Championx-Sugar Land reports the 158th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Westlake Vinyls Inc and Shell Chemical Appalachia 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

2022 → 2023
  • Championx-Sugar Land's total reported releases rose from 697.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 705.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Championx-Sugar Land's air releases fell from 11.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Championx-Sugar Land's chemicals reported fell from 24 in 2022 to 23 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Championx-Sugar Land's off-site transfers rose from 685.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 697.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Championx-Sugar Land Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
2.2M lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
31 · 9 carc.
Lead chemical
Formic acid

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See how Championx-Sugar Land stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Championx-Sugar Land
2.2M lbs
Crown Beverage Packaging
349.7K lbs

6.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Championx-Sugar Land
31
Crown Beverage Packaging
5

6.2× 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 Championx-Sugar Land releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2M lbs.

Off-site Transfers 2.1M lbs (98.3%)
Air Releases 37.5K lbs (1.7%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 382% (146.5K lbs to 705.7K lbs).

Championx-Sugar Land: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Championx-Sugar Land year-over-year reported totals (increased by 382% 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: Formic acid.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 146.5K lbs 31
2020 373.2K lbs 30
2021 261.0K lbs 30
2022 697.0K lbs 24
2023 705.7K lbs 23

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 31 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Formic acid 433.1K lbs -
Acrylic acid 358.1K lbs -
Ethylene glycol 232.2K lbs -
Methanol 225.6K lbs -
Ammonia 119.1K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 115.5K lbs -
Diethanolamine 107.8K lbs -
Naphthalene 104.3K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 99.1K lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 54.2K lbs -
Benzyl chloride 51.9K lbs -
Nonylphenol 51.0K lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 45.6K lbs -
Toluene 38.3K lbs -
Maleic anhydride 34.6K lbs -
Certain glycol ethers 32.2K lbs -
Zinc compounds 24.3K lbs -
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates 18.0K lbs -
Formaldehyde 17.7K lbs Carcinogen
Methyl acrylate 5.4K lbs Carcinogen
Cumene 3.4K lbs Carcinogen
Quinoline 2.7K lbs Carcinogen
Acetophenone 2.1K lbs -
Vinyl acetate 1.7K lbs Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1.4K lbs -
Hydroquinone 1.3K lbs -
N,N-Dimethylformamide 1.1K lbs Carcinogen
Dimethyl phthalate 810 lbs -
Epichlorohydrin 608 lbs Carcinogen
Propargyl alcohol 318 lbs -
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 lbs -

Championx-Sugar Land · OFFSITE-pathway site

Sugar Land, TX
29.6181, -95.6405
County TRI context
Fort Bend · 15.3% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
77487NLCCH7701U

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Championx-Sugar Land on cumulative reported pounds (2.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (31). Release-pound peers include Cargill Inc, Billerud Quinnesec, Westlake Vinyls Inc. Chemical-count peers include Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations, Mount Storm Power Station, Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Acrylic acid, Ethylene glycol, Methanol; nearby reporters include Crown Beverage Packaging. Championx-Sugar Land stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Championx-Sugar Land TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Formic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Championx-Sugar Land totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sugar Land, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 15.3% of Fort Bend TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc (Δ 7.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Championx-Sugar Land stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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