EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Hobas Pipe USA Inc.
Houston, TX
- Total releases
- 194.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hobas Pipe USA Inc.: how the 194.2K lbs splits
194.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 155.4K lbs 80.1%
- Off-site Transfers 38.7K lbs 19.9%
Hobas Pipe USA Inc.'s 194.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 19.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 57.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 194.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,289 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. Hobas Pipe USA Inc. is pounds #341 and chemical-count #1168 at 194.2K 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: Vallourec Tube Alloy; Vam USA; King Fabrication LLC; Allied Aviation Fueling Co of Houston Inc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Meteor Sealing Systems LLC; International Marble LLC; Technimark LLC; Strand Composites Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Cobalt compounds.
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.1% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 194.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Meteor Sealing Systems LLC and International Marble LLC.
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
194K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hobas Pipe USA Inc.: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Hobas Pipe USA Inc. reports the 210th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Meteor Sealing Systems LLC and International Marble LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hobas Pipe USA Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hobas Pipe USA Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 31.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hobas Pipe USA Inc.'s air releases rose from 26.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hobas Pipe USA Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hobas Pipe USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 194.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 35% (42.5K lbs to 57.4K lbs).
Hobas Pipe USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hobas Pipe USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 35% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 42.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 35.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 27.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 31.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 57.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 194.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hobas Pipe USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Vallourec Tube Alloy, Vam USA, King Fabrication LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Meteor Sealing Systems LLC, International Marble LLC, Technimark LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hobas Pipe USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (194.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison, Dakota Ethanol LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus Wichita, KS · Transportation Equipment 194.2K lbs reported
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison Denison, IA · Food 194.0K lbs reported
- Dakota Ethanol LLC Wentworth, SD · Chemicals 194.4K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton LLC Steelton, PA · Primary Metals 194.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Styrene, Cobalt compounds; nearby reporters include Vallourec Tube Alloy. Hobas Pipe USA Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Hobas Pipe USA Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326122 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hobas Pipe USA Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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