EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant
Corpus Christi, TX · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 4.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 47
- Carcinogens
- 14
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant: how the 4.8M lbs splits
4.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.8M lbs 58.2%
- Air Releases 1.9M lbs 39.0%
- Off-site Transfers 137.2K lbs 2.9%
- Land Disposal 904 lbs <0.1%
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant's 4.8M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 58.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corpus Christi, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 663.2K lbs of releases across 34 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 449 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. Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant is pounds #48 and chemical-count #23 at 4.8M 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: Stx Beef Co LLC; Buckeye Texas Processing Llc-Corpus Christi; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant; Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations; Martinez Refining Co LLC; Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex; Ergon Refining Inc. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Xylene (mixed isomers); Hydrogen cyanide.
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Corpus Christi, TX: 4.8M lbs across 47 chemicals (14 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 58.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations and Martinez Refining Co LLC.
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.8M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant reports the 23rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations and Martinez Refining Co LLC.
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
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 663.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant's off-site transfers fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant's air releases fell from 452.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 293.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant's water releases fell from 547.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 367.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
137.6× more than the comparison
47.0× 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 Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (1.1M lbs to 663.2K lbs).
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1M lbs | 39 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 42 |
| 2021 | 937.5K lbs | 40 |
| 2022 | 1.0M lbs | 36 |
| 2023 | 663.2K lbs | 34 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 14 of 47 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant in Nueces
Nearest TRI Facilities to Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Stx Beef Co LLC, Buckeye Texas Processing Llc-Corpus Christi, Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations, Martinez Refining Co LLC, Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant on cumulative reported pounds (4.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (47). Release-pound peers include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant, Barry Steam Plant, Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant Sedalia, MO · Food 4.8M lbs reported
- Barry Steam Plant Bucks, AL · Electric Utilities 4.8M lbs reported
- Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations Carson, CA · Petroleum 4.8M lbs reported
- Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc Safford, AZ · Metal Mining 4.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Continental Cement Co LLC Hannibal, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 47 chemicals
- Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery Pascagoula, MS · Petroleum 46 chemicals
- Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Rosemount, MN · Petroleum 48 chemicals
- Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery Richmond, CA · Petroleum 46 chemicals
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Xylene (mixed isomers), Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Stx Beef Co LLC. Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Corpus Christi, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 8.1% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant (Δ 3.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 58.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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