EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility
Bay City, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 746.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility: how the 746.2K lbs splits
746.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 746.2K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 35 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility's 746.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bay City, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 154.7K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 746.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,556 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-Matagorda Facility is pounds #161 and chemical-count #370 at 746.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gulfmark Energy Inc; Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant; Oxea Corp Bay City Plant; Chemicals Inc Bay City Site. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Barium & Chemicals Inc; M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a. Paramelt); Celanese Emulsions Enoree Plant; Evonik Corp. 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: n-Hexane; Ethylene; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 746.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Barium & Chemicals Inc and M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a. Paramelt).
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
746K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% 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-Matagorda Facility inside Matagorda's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility reports the 315th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 48.6% of every pound reported in Matagorda. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 67.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Barium & Chemicals Inc and M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a. Paramelt).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Matagorda's reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility Form-R facts
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See how Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility 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-Matagorda Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 746.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (161.3K lbs to 154.7K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 161.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 132.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 142.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 155.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 154.7K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 503.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 238.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 122 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Titanium tetrachloride | 7 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Gulfmark Energy Inc, Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant, Oxea Corp Bay City 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. Barium & Chemicals Inc, M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a. Paramelt), Celanese Emulsions Enoree Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility on cumulative reported pounds (746.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include J. R. Simplot Co, Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant, Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- J. R. Simplot Co Grand Forks, ND · Food 745.5K lbs reported
- Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant Wayne, MI · Transportation Equipment 745.2K lbs reported
- Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant West Mifflin, PA · Primary Metals 747.4K lbs reported
- House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div Arcadia, LA · Food 744.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 n-Hexane, Ethylene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Gulfmark Energy Inc. Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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-Matagorda Facility TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bay City, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 48.6% of Matagorda TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: J. R. Simplot Co (Δ 776 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane. 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