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Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)

Baytown, TX · Parent: Exxon Mobil Corp

Total releases
3.7M lbs
Chemicals reported
47
Carcinogens
15
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part): how the 3.7M lbs splits

3.7M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 3.0M lbs 80.1%
  • Water Discharges 713.0K lbs 19.3%
  • Off-site Transfers 20.3K lbs 0.6%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)'s 3.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 19.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.

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 Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Baytown, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 798.2K lbs of releases across 43 chemicals in 2023, and 3.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 536 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 Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) is pounds #61 and chemical-count #24 at 3.7M 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: Si Group Baytown; Granite Inliner LLC - Baytown; Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part); Eco Services Operations Corp.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Inv Camden Plant; Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC; Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant. 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: Ethylene; Ammonia; Propylene; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.1% air releases) across 47 chemicals · 15 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC and Inv Camden Plant.

#536 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 2.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

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

3.7M 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 Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) reports the 98th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC and Inv Camden Plant.

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 Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)'s total reported releases rose from 773.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 798.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)'s off-site transfers fell from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)'s water releases fell from 205.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 189.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)'s air releases rose from 561.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 603.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
3.7M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
47 · 15 carc.
Lead chemical
Ethylene

Compare this facility

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

Total reported releases
Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)
3.7M lbs
Si Group Baytown
24.5K lbs

150.6× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part)
47
Si Group Baytown
6

7.8× 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 Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.7M lbs.

Air Releases 3.0M lbs (80.1%)
Water Discharges 713.0K lbs (19.3%)
Off-site Transfers 20.3K lbs (0.6%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (674.9K lbs to 798.2K lbs).

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

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 674.9K lbs 43
2020 587.2K lbs 43
2021 853.5K lbs 41
2022 773.2K lbs 44
2023 798.2K lbs 43

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 15 of 47 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ethylene 899.0K lbs -
Ammonia 795.3K lbs -
Propylene 531.0K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 516.2K lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 242.8K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 165.3K lbs -
Formaldehyde 145.0K lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 84.9K lbs -
Benzene 64.5K lbs Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 58.2K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 23.2K lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 22.6K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 21.8K lbs -
Methanol 21.4K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 19.8K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 17.3K lbs Carcinogen
n-Hexane 13.8K lbs -
N,N-Dimethylformamide 8.1K lbs Carcinogen
Phenanthrene 6.1K lbs -
Styrene 5.8K lbs Carcinogen
Phenol 5.1K lbs -
Isoprene 5.0K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 3.7K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2.4K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen sulfide 2.2K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 2.0K lbs -
Cyclohexane 1.3K lbs -
Dicyclopentadiene 1.2K lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 470 lbs -
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 411 lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 386 lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 326 lbs -
Carbonyl sulfide 167 lbs -
Anthracene 113 lbs -
Cumene 45 lbs Carcinogen
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 44 lbs Carcinogen
tert-Butyl alcohol 11 lbs -
Chlorine 2 lbs -
Methyl isobutyl ketone 2 lbs Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 1 lbs Carcinogen
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 lbs -
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Methyl methacrylate 0 lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 0 lbs -
Carbon disulfide 0 lbs -
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 0 lbs -
Dibutyl phthalate 0 lbs -

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

Baytown, TX
29.7630, -95.0064
County TRI context
Harris · 1.7% of county pounds
Parent company
Exxon Mobil Corp

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) on cumulative reported pounds (3.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (47). Release-pound peers include Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant, Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting, McWane Ductile Ohio. Chemical-count peers include Continental Cement Co LLC, Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery, Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC. 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 Ethylene, Ammonia, Propylene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Si Group Baytown. Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins 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 Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins 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. 1.7% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant (Δ 3.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part) stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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