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Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)

Baytown, TX · Parent: Exxon Mobil Corp

Total releases
5.1M lbs
Chemicals reported
50
Carcinogens
16
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part): how the 5.1M lbs splits

5.1M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 4.5M lbs 88.3%
  • Water Discharges 543.5K lbs 10.6%
  • Off-site Transfers 58.8K lbs 1.1%

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)'s 5.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 88.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 10.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene.

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

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Baytown, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 42 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 415 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. Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) is pounds #45 and chemical-count #14 at 5.1M 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: Eco Services Operations Corp.; Monument Chemical Baytown LLC; Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part); Si Group Baytown. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Dupont Pontchartrain Works; Scotts Co; Methanex USA Services LLC; Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC. Other Exxon Mobil Corp sites in this extract: Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part); Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part); Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part); Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ethylene; n-Hexane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (88.3% air releases) across 50 chemicals · 16 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dupont Pontchartrain Works and Scotts Co.

#415 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.6% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

5.1M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) reports the 77th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Dupont Pontchartrain Works and Scotts Co.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)'s total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)'s off-site transfers fell from 11.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)'s water releases fell from 138.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 122.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)'s chemicals reported fell from 43 in 2022 to 42 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
5.1M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
50 · 16 carc.
Lead chemical
Propylene

Compare this facility

See how Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)
5.1M lbs
Eco Services Operations Corp.
44.7K lbs

115.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part)
50
Eco Services Operations Corp.
7

7.1× more than the comparison

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 Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1M lbs.

Air Releases 4.5M lbs (88.3%)
Water Discharges 543.5K lbs (10.6%)
Off-site Transfers 58.8K lbs (1.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (894.7K lbs to 1.1M lbs).

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part): annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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: Propylene.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 894.7K lbs 44
2020 1.0M lbs 44
2021 993.2K lbs 43
2022 1.1M lbs 43
2023 1.1M lbs 42

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 16 of 50 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Propylene 1.4M lbs -
Ethylene 900.6K lbs -
n-Hexane 656.0K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 505.3K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 450.4K lbs -
Chloromethane 422.7K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 248.0K lbs -
Toluene 117.9K lbs -
Benzene 102.3K lbs Carcinogen
tert-Butyl alcohol 84.8K lbs -
Methanol 41.4K lbs -
Ammonia 39.9K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 35.5K lbs Carcinogen
Isoprene 24.9K lbs Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 13.7K lbs -
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 9.9K lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 8.5K lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 6.7K lbs -
Formaldehyde 6.0K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen sulfide 5.5K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 5.1K lbs -
Naphthalene 5.0K lbs Carcinogen
Cumene 4.4K lbs Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 4.2K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 1.9K lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1.1K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 767 lbs -
Phenol 440 lbs -
Carbonyl sulfide 400 lbs -
Dicyclopentadiene 219 lbs -
Nickel compounds 214 lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen cyanide 75 lbs -
Styrene 43 lbs Carcinogen
Methyl isobutyl ketone 23 lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 14 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 6 lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 6 lbs Carcinogen
Bromine 1 lbs -
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 lbs -
N,N-Dimethylformamide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -
Carbon disulfide 0 lbs -
Chlorine 0 lbs -
Methyl methacrylate 0 lbs -
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Anthracene 0 lbs -
Phenanthrene 0 lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 0 lbs -
Dibutyl phthalate 0 lbs -

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) · AIR-pathway site

Baytown, TX
29.7423, -95.0269
County TRI context
Harris · 2.4% of county pounds
Parent company
Exxon Mobil Corp

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) on cumulative reported pounds (5.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (50). Release-pound peers include Materion Brush Inc, Dupont Pontchartrain Works, Scotts Co. Chemical-count peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility, Westlake Vinyls Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Propylene, Ethylene, n-Hexane, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Eco Services Operations Corp.. Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) 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 Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Baytown, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 2.4% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant (Δ 4.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Propylene. 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