EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant
Alvin, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Industries
- Total releases
- 98.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant: how the 98.3K lbs splits
98.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 98.3K lbs 100.0%
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant's 98.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alvin, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 11.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 98.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,627 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 Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant is pounds #456 and chemical-count #952 at 98.3K 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: Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant; Hc Manvel Inc.; Airgas Alvin Plant; Allied Petrochemical Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Valero Bluffton Plant; Arclin Amines. Other Lyondellbasell Industries sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant; La Porte Syngas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds.
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 98.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC and Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
98K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% 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 Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant: Ethylene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant reports the 917th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC and Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant's total reported releases fell from 24.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant's air releases fell from 24.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant Form-R facts
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See how Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 98.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (19.0K lbs to 11.3K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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 | 19.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 22.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 21.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 24.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 11.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 98.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant, Hc Manvel Inc., Airgas Alvin Plant, 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. Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility, Valero Bluffton Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant on cumulative reported pounds (98.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC, Belgioioso Cheese, U.s/ Navy Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Base. 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.
- Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC Emmetsburg, IA · Chemicals 98.2K lbs reported
- Belgioioso Cheese Denmark, WI · Food 98.3K lbs reported
- U.s/ Navy Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Base Chesapeake, VA · Other 98.2K lbs reported
- Lhoist Na of Arizona-Apex Plant (part) Las Vegas, NV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 98.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Equistar Chemicals LP, Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant.
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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant. Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alvin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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