EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Hempel (usa) Inc
Conroe, TX · Parent: Hempel (usa) Inc
- Total releases
- 54.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Hempel (usa) Inc: how the 54.3K lbs splits
54.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 34.7K lbs 63.8%
- Off-site Transfers 19.6K lbs 36.1%
- Water Discharges 24 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 2 lbs <0.1%
Hempel (usa) Inc's 54.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 63.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 36.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Hempel (usa) Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Conroe, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 54.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,951 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. Hempel (usa) Inc is pounds #578 and chemical-count #276 at 54.3K 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: Nov Downhole Conroe; Sabre Industries; Cst Covers; Heidelberg Materials - Conroe Rmc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Hammond Lead Products; Air Products & Chemicals Inc.; Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester; Cytozyme Laboratories Inc. Other Hempel (usa) Inc sites in this extract: Jones-Blair Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Zinc (fume or dust); n-Butyl alcohol; Ethylbenzene.
Hempel (usa) Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Conroe, TX: 54.3K lbs across 10 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 63.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hammond Lead Products and Air Products & Chemicals Inc..
Hempel (usa) Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hempel (usa) Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Hempel (usa) Inc reports the 1,252nd-largest volume (54.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Hammond Lead Products and Air Products & Chemicals Inc..
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
- Hempel (usa) Inc's total reported releases fell from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hempel (usa) Inc's off-site transfers fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hempel (usa) Inc's air releases rose from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hempel (usa) Inc Form-R facts
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2.1× more than the comparison
67% 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 Hempel (usa) Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 78% (20.5K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
Hempel (usa) Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hempel (usa) Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 78% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 12.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 8.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 8.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 4.4K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 21.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 15.1K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 7.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 791 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 319 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 287 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 29 lbs | - |
Hempel (usa) Inc in Montgomery
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hempel (usa) Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Nov Downhole Conroe, Sabre Industries, Cst Covers, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Hammond Lead Products, Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hempel (usa) Inc on cumulative reported pounds (54.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Belmont County Coal Resources Inc., Hammond Lead Products, Air Products & Chemicals Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk 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.
- Belmont County Coal Resources Inc. Beallsville, OH · Coal Mining 54.3K lbs reported
- Hammond Lead Products Hammond, IN · Chemicals 54.3K lbs reported
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Carson, CA · Chemicals 54.3K lbs reported
- Essential Power Newington Newington, NH · Electric Utilities 54.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Hempel (usa) Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jones-Blair Co.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc (fume or dust), n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Nov Downhole Conroe. Hempel (usa) Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Hempel (usa) Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hempel (usa) Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Conroe, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Belmont County Coal Resources Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hempel (usa) Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 63.8%). 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