EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals
Victoria, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 853.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals: how the 853.9K lbs splits
853.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 853.9K lbs 100.0%
Equistar Chemicals's 853.9K 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: n-Hexane.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Equistar Chemicals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Victoria, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 154.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 853.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,431 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 is pounds #147 and chemical-count #1149 at 853.9K 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: Dow Victoria Site; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site; Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant; Caterpillar Inc North American Hydraulic Excavator Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana; Addis Carbon Black Plant; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant; Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings. 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.
Equistar Chemicals stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 853.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana and Addis Carbon Black Plant.
Equistar Chemicals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
854K 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: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals reports the 289th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 69.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana and Addis Carbon Black Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Equistar Chemicals's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 69.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Equistar Chemicals's total reported releases fell from 176.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 154.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equistar Chemicals's air releases fell from 176.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 154.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equistar Chemicals Form-R facts
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See how Equistar Chemicals 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 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 853.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (182.1K lbs to 154.7K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals: 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 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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 | 182.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 172.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 168.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 176.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 154.7K lbs | 2 |
Equistar Chemicals · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Dow Victoria Site, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site, Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake 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. Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana, Addis Carbon Black Plant, Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals on cumulative reported pounds (853.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Kellanova - Cary Bakery, Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant, Sloan Valve Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Kellanova - Cary Bakery Cary, NC · Food 852.9K lbs reported
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant Calera, AL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 850.9K lbs reported
- Sloan Valve Co Augusta, AR · Primary Metals 850.2K lbs reported
- Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station Owensboro, KY · Electric Utilities 849.9K 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; nearby reporters include Dow Victoria Site. Equistar Chemicals stamps MID 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 TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Victoria, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 6.1% of Victoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kellanova - Cary Bakery (Δ 976 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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