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
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
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%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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.
Equistar Chemicals LP has reported 1.0M lbs of toxic releases across 34 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 13 are classified as carcinogens, representing 38% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Chemicals sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 94% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
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
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
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.
Quick Facts
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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).
Reported total releases by year
Equistar Chemicals LP - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| 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 |
Location
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.
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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