EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Haldor Topsoe Inc
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Haldor Topsoe/ As
- Total releases
- 2.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Haldor Topsoe Inc: how the 2.0M lbs splits
2.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.0M lbs 98.2%
- Air Releases 29.8K lbs 1.5%
- Water Discharges 6.4K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Haldor Topsoe Inc's 2.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vanadium compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Haldor Topsoe Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 247.6K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 844 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. Haldor Topsoe Inc is pounds #89 and chemical-count #160 at 2.0M 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: Umicore Catalyst USA; Grace -Pasadena Catalyst Site; Solenis LLC; Monument Chemical Bayport LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Equistar Chemicals LP; Synthomer Jefferson Hills LLC; Ames Advanced Materials Corp; Arch Chemicals Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vanadium compounds; Molybdenum trioxide; Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy); Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds.
Haldor Topsoe Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.2% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Equistar Chemicals LP and Synthomer Jefferson Hills LLC.
Haldor Topsoe Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Haldor Topsoe Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Haldor Topsoe Inc reports the 171st-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Equistar Chemicals LP and Synthomer Jefferson Hills 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
- Haldor Topsoe Inc's total reported releases rose from 112.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 247.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Haldor Topsoe Inc's off-site transfers rose from 104.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 238.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Haldor Topsoe Inc's air releases rose from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Haldor Topsoe Inc's water releases fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 581 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Haldor Topsoe Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Haldor Topsoe Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (451.4K lbs to 247.6K lbs).
Haldor Topsoe Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Haldor Topsoe Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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: Vanadium compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 451.4K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 309.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 924.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 112.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 247.6K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadium compounds | 878.8K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 718.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 198.5K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 122.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 101.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 948 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 67 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 15 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Haldor Topsoe Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Umicore Catalyst USA, Grace -Pasadena Catalyst Site, Solenis LLC, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Haldor Topsoe Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Equistar Chemicals LP, Milliken Chemical Allen Plant, Kohler Co. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
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 Vanadium compounds, Molybdenum trioxide, Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy), Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; nearby reporters include Umicore Catalyst USA. Haldor Topsoe Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Haldor Topsoe Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Vanadium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Haldor Topsoe Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility (Δ 328 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Haldor Topsoe Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Vanadium compounds. 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