EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals LP
Corpus Christi, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 1.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 34
- Carcinogens
- 13
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals LP: how the 1.0M lbs splits
1.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 965.6K lbs 93.8%
- Land Disposal 54.3K lbs 5.3%
- Water Discharges 6.1K lbs 0.6%
- Off-site Transfers 3.8K lbs 0.4%
Equistar Chemicals LP's 1.0M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 5.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Equistar Chemicals LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corpus Christi, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 269.8K lbs of releases across 30 chemicals in 2023, and 1.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,275 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. Equistar Chemicals LP is pounds #139 and chemical-count #43 at 1.0M 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: Shoup Gas Processing & Fractionation Plant; Stx Beef Co LLC; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC; Thomas Petroleum LLC Corpus / Robstown. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Pinova,inc.; Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC; Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant; Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Plastics Plant. Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co; Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Benzene; 1,3-Butadiene.
Compare Equistar Chemicals LP with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Shoup Gas Processing & Fractionation Plant Corpus Christi · 13.4K lbs
- Stx Beef Co LLC Corpus Christi · 34.8K lbs
- Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC Corpus Christi · 0 lbs
- Thomas Petroleum LLC Corpus / Robstown Robstown · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Pinova,inc. (GA) · Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC (IL) · Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant (OH)
Equistar Chemicals LP stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.8% air releases) across 34 chemicals · 13 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pinova,inc. and Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC.
Equistar Chemicals LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Equistar Chemicals LP in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals LP reports the 259th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Pinova,inc. and Sabic Innovative Plastics US 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
- Equistar Chemicals LP's total reported releases rose from 189.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 269.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP's land releases rose from 7.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP's off-site transfers fell from 278 lb in 2022 to 115 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP's air releases rose from 180.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 256.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals LP Form-R facts
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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 Equistar Chemicals LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (182.4K lbs to 269.8K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals LP: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 48% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 182.4K lbs | 30 |
| 2020 | 166.4K lbs | 30 |
| 2021 | 222.1K lbs | 30 |
| 2022 | 189.3K lbs | 30 |
| 2023 | 269.8K lbs | 30 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 13 of 34 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 516.8K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 211.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 124.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 46.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 31.4K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 18.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 16.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 14.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 8.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 7.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 7.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Propionaldehyde | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 3.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenanthrene | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 727 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 555 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 335 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Anthracene | 245 lbs | - |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 211 lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 167 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 145 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 143 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 132 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 70 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 48 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 31 lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 13 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 11 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 11 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Equistar Chemicals LP · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals LP
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Shoup Gas Processing & Fractionation Plant, Stx Beef Co LLC, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, 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. Pinova,inc., Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC, Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals LP on cumulative reported pounds (1.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (34). Release-pound peers include Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing, Tenaris Koppel, Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations. Chemical-count peers include Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station Ghent, KY · Electric Utilities 34 chemicals
- Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div Canton, OH · Petroleum 34 chemicals
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC East Chicago, IN · Primary Metals 34 chemicals
- Gibson Generating Station Owensville, IN · Electric Utilities 34 chemicals
Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co, Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP.
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, Propylene, Benzene, 1,3-Butadiene; nearby reporters include Shoup Gas Processing & Fractionation Plant. Equistar Chemicals LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Equistar Chemicals LP TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Corpus Christi, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 1.7% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing (Δ 851 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene. 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