EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Freeport_olin Bc

Freeport, TX · Parent: Olin Corp

Total releases
1.3M lbs
Chemicals reported
63
Carcinogens
30
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Freeport_olin Bc: how the 1.3M lbs splits

1.3M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 1.2M lbs 91.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 112.2K lbs 8.5%
  • Water Discharges 46 lbs <0.1%
  • Land Disposal 2 lbs <0.1%

Freeport_olin Bc's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

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-MID

Freeport_olin Bc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 233.6K lbs of releases across 59 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,100 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. Freeport_olin Bc is pounds #120 and chemical-count #7 at 1.3M 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: Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility; Adhesive Polymers Plant; Air Liquide Freeport Hyco Plant; Basf Corp - Harbor Term Inal. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Afton Chemical Corp; Teijin Automotive Technologies - Van Wert; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC; Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories. Other Olin Corp sites in this extract: Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site; Olin Winchester LLC Main Plant; Olin Corp; Olin Russellville Cell Technologies LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Cumene; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.

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Freeport_olin Bc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.5% air releases) across 63 chemicals · 30 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Afton Chemical Corp and Teijin Automotive Technologies - Van Wert.

#1,100 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 4.2% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Freeport_olin Bc vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

Freeport_olin Bc in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Freeport_olin Bc reports the 223rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Afton Chemical Corp and Teijin Automotive Technologies - Van Wert.

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
  • Freeport_olin Bc's total reported releases rose from 225.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 233.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Freeport_olin Bc's off-site transfers rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Freeport_olin Bc's chemicals reported rose from 58 in 2022 to 59 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Freeport_olin Bc Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
1.3M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-MID chem count
63 · 30 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Freeport_olin Bc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Freeport_olin Bc
1.3M lbs
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility
4.7M lbs

72% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Freeport_olin Bc
63
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility
114

45% less 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 Freeport_olin Bc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.

Air Releases 1.2M lbs (91.5%)
Off-site Transfers 112.2K lbs (8.5%)
Water Discharges 46 lbs (<0.1%)
Land Disposal 2 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (261.2K lbs to 233.6K lbs).

Freeport_olin Bc: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Freeport_olin Bc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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: Ammonia.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 261.2K lbs 58
2020 256.1K lbs 57
2021 340.1K lbs 58
2022 225.8K lbs 58
2023 233.6K lbs 59

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 30 of 63 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 207.2K lbs -
Cumene 202.9K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 185.4K lbs -
Chlorine 97.4K lbs -
Phenol 87.3K lbs -
1,2-Dichloroethane 83.4K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 72.9K lbs -
Propylene 61.4K lbs -
Dichloromethane 46.8K lbs Carcinogen
Epichlorohydrin 40.1K lbs Carcinogen
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 23.2K lbs -
Chloroform 17.8K lbs Carcinogen
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 16.6K lbs -
Ethylene 14.6K lbs -
Allyl chloride 14.2K lbs -
Vinyl chloride 13.8K lbs Carcinogen
Carbon tetrachloride 13.2K lbs Carcinogen
1,2-Dichloroethylene 13.2K lbs -
Methanol 12.4K lbs -
Chloromethane 10.7K lbs -
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123) 8.6K lbs -
Trichloroethylene 8.3K lbs Carcinogen
Vinylidene chloride 8.0K lbs Carcinogen
Methyl isobutyl ketone 7.7K lbs Carcinogen
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 7.6K lbs -
1,2-Dichloropropane 7.3K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 7.1K lbs -
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 5.8K lbs Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 4.7K lbs Carcinogen
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 3.8K lbs Carcinogen
Chloroethane 3.1K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2.5K lbs -
Chlorobenzene 1.3K lbs -
Cumene hydroperoxide 1.2K lbs -
Benzene 979 lbs Carcinogen
2,3-Dichloropropene 912 lbs -
1,3-Dichloropropylene 732 lbs Carcinogen
Hexachlorobenzene 695 lbs Carcinogen
Hexachloroethane 680 lbs Carcinogen
Formaldehyde 269 lbs Carcinogen
Pentachloroethane 237 lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 190 lbs -
Acrolein 94 lbs Carcinogen
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 74 lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 59 lbs -
Ethylidene dichloride 45 lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 45 lbs -
Propionaldehyde 43 lbs -
Acetophenone 38 lbs -
Naphthalene 33 lbs Carcinogen
Pentachlorobenzene 29 lbs -
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 17 lbs -
Propylene oxide 15 lbs Carcinogen
Glycidol 8 lbs Carcinogen
1,2-Butylene oxide 7 lbs Carcinogen
Acetaldehyde 5 lbs Carcinogen
1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol 3 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 lbs Carcinogen
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1 lbs -
Chloroprene 1 lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1 lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 0 lbs Carcinogen
Polychlorinated biphenyls 0 lbs Carcinogen

Freeport_olin Bc · AIR-pathway site

Freeport, TX
28.9842, -95.3780
County TRI context
Brazoria · 1.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Olin Corp

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Freeport_olin Bc on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (63). Release-pound peers include Afton Chemical Corp, Ajax Tocco Warren Ohio Plant, US Army Fort Stewart (part). Chemical-count peers include The Dow Chemical Co, Westlake US 2 LLC, Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls 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 Ammonia, Cumene, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility. Freeport_olin Bc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Freeport_olin Bc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Freeport_olin Bc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Afton Chemical Corp (Δ 390 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Freeport_olin Bc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia. 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