EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant

Pasadena, TX · Parent: Clariant Corp

Total releases
3.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant: how the 3.6K lbs splits

3.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 3.6K lbs 100.0%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant's 3.6K 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: Methanol.

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.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 618 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,808 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. Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant is pounds #1132 and chemical-count #1033 at 3.6K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant; Arkema Inc Clear Lake; Linde Hyco Clear Lake Plant; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Por Products LLC; Inliner Solutions LLC; Flocryl LLC - Acrylamide Plant; Diagraph Marking & Coding. Other Clariant Corp sites in this extract: Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility; Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility; Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site; Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene oxide; Certain glycol ethers.

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Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Por Products LLC and Inliner Solutions LLC.

#11,808 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

3.6K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant reports the 2,445th-largest volume (3.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Por Products LLC and Inliner Solutions 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
  • Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 618 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 618 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
3.6K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-MID chem count
3 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Methanol

Compare this facility

See how Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant
3.6K lbs
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant
3.6M lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant
3
Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant
17

82% 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 Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6K lbs.

Air Releases 3.6K lbs (100.0%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (978 lbs to 618 lbs).

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Clariant Corp Clear Lake 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: Methanol.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 978 lbs 3
2020 550 lbs 3
2021 333 lbs 3
2022 1.1K lbs 3
2023 618 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 1.7K lbs -
Ethylene oxide 1.6K lbs Carcinogen
Certain glycol ethers 274 lbs -

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant · AIR-pathway site

Pasadena, TX
29.6213, -95.0659
County TRI context
Harris · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Clariant Corp

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, Bear Den Gas Plant, Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Dover. 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.

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 Methanol, Ethylene oxide, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant. Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.

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This Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Clariant Corp 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 325613 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hydro Extrusion USA LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Methanol. 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