EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant

Corpus Christi, TX · Parent: Pdv Holding Inc.

Total releases
5.7M lbs
Chemicals reported
33
Carcinogens
10
Primary pathway
Air Releases

MIXED Form-R mix

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant: how the 5.7M lbs splits

5.7M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 3.0M lbs 52.9%
  • Off-site Transfers 1.7M lbs 29.5%
  • Water Discharges 1.0M lbs 17.6%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant's 5.7M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 52.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 29.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.

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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corpus Christi, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 2.1M lbs of releases across 31 chemicals in 2023, and 5.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 377 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. Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant is pounds #40 and chemical-count #47 at 5.7M 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: Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - East Plant; American Chrome & Chemicals Inc; Tdc Llc-Corpus Christi Plant; Magellan Processing L.P.. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Ergon Refining Inc; Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery; Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery; Martinez Refining Co LLC. Other Pdv Holding Inc. sites in this extract: Citgo Petroleum Corp; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-Deep Sea Terminal; Citgo Petroleum Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; n-Hexane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Diethanolamine.

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Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Corpus Christi, TX: 5.7M lbs across 33 chemicals (10 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 52.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ergon Refining Inc and Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery.

#377 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.5% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

5.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant in the Petroleum sector extract

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant reports the 18th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Ergon Refining Inc and Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery.

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
  • Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant's off-site transfers rose from 382.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant's air releases rose from 584.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 676.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant's water releases fell from 204.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 198.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
HEAVY volume
5.7M lbs
MIXED pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
33 · 10 carc.
Lead chemical
Hydrogen cyanide

Compare this facility

See how Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant
5.7M lbs
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - East Plant
1.5M lbs

3.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant
33
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - East Plant
39

15% 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 Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.7M lbs.

Air Releases 3.0M lbs (52.9%)
Off-site Transfers 1.7M lbs (29.5%)
Water Discharges 1.0M lbs (17.6%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 152% (838.0K lbs to 2.1M lbs).

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 152% 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: Hydrogen cyanide.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 838.0K lbs 31
2020 844.0K lbs 31
2021 751.9K lbs 31
2022 1.2M lbs 31
2023 2.1M lbs 31

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 33 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Hydrogen cyanide 2.1M lbs -
n-Hexane 1.1M lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 994.2K lbs -
Diethanolamine 430.9K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 207.5K lbs -
Cyclohexane 184.7K lbs -
Ammonia 168.1K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 82.5K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 76.2K lbs -
Benzene 74.6K lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 64.0K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 55.3K lbs -
Propylene 53.5K lbs -
Cumene 30.7K lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 30.2K lbs -
Phenol 29.3K lbs -
Ethylene 21.2K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 19.3K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 4.7K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1.6K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1.6K lbs Carcinogen
Selenium 1.4K lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 784 lbs Carcinogen
Nickel compounds 612 lbs Carcinogen
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 535 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury 232 lbs -
Chromium 187 lbs -
Chlorine 122 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 47 lbs -
Lead compounds 23 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 3 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant in Nueces

Corpus Christi, TX
27.8071, -97.4202
County TRI context
Nueces · 9.6% of county pounds
Parent company
Pdv Holding Inc.

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (33). Release-pound peers include Titanium Metals Corp, Westrock Longview LLC, Westrock Cp LLC. Chemical-count peers include Paulsboro Refining Co LLC, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex, International Paper Georgetown Mill. 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 Hydrogen cyanide, n-Hexane, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Diethanolamine; nearby reporters include Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - East Plant. Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Corpus Christi, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 9.6% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Titanium Metals Corp (Δ 5.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 52.9%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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