EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Chemical Specialties Inc
Freeport, TX · Parent: Venator Plc
- Total releases
- 24.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chemical Specialties Inc: how the 24.6K lbs splits
24.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 24.3K lbs 98.9%
- Water Discharges 260 lbs 1.1%
- Air Releases 4 lbs <0.1%
Chemical Specialties Inc's 24.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chemical Specialties Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 24.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 7,783 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. Chemical Specialties Inc is pounds #760 and chemical-count #983 at 24.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gladieux Metals Recycling LLC; Huntsman Ethyleneamines Plant; Corteva Freeport Operations; Phillips 66 Co Freeport I Terminal. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Linde - Claremore Ok; Michelman Inc; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta; Akzo Nobel Coatings. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Ammonia.
Chemical Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 24.6K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde - Claremore Ok and Michelman Inc.
Chemical Specialties Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemical Specialties Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Chemical Specialties Inc reports the 1,642nd-largest volume (24.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Linde - Claremore Ok and Michelman Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chemical Specialties Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 98.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Chemical Specialties Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chemical Specialties Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.6K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 24.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 290 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 53 lbs | - |
Chemical Specialties Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemical Specialties Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Gladieux Metals Recycling LLC, Huntsman Ethyleneamines Plant, Corteva Freeport Operations, 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. Linde - Claremore Ok, Michelman Inc, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemical Specialties Inc on cumulative reported pounds (24.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Usb Indiana LLC, Wilson Trailer Co, Custom Alloy Sales Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Usb Indiana LLC Mooresville, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 24.6K lbs reported
- Wilson Trailer Co Moberly, MO · Transportation Equipment 24.5K lbs reported
- Custom Alloy Sales Inc. City Of Industry, CA · Primary Metals 24.5K lbs reported
- Linde - Claremore Ok Claremore, OK · Chemicals 24.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Gladieux Metals Recycling LLC. Chemical Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Chemical Specialties Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemical Specialties Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, TX, latest year 2019. NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Usb Indiana LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemical Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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