EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Houston Refining LP
Houston, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 30
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Houston Refining LP: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2M lbs 74.0%
- Off-site Transfers 408.2K lbs 26.0%
- Water Discharges 249 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 1 lbs <0.1%
Houston Refining LP's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 74.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.
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-LEAN
Houston Refining LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 358.1K lbs of releases across 28 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,003 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. Houston Refining LP is pounds #108 and chemical-count #53 at 1.6M 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: Air Products LLC; Global Pasadena Terminal; Macdermid; Invista Houston. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: International Waxes Inc; Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery; Bp Cherry Point Refinery; Catlettsburg Refining LLC. Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co; Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; Diethanolamine; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Houston Refining LP stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (74.0% air releases) across 30 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Waxes Inc and Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery.
Houston Refining LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Houston Refining LP in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Houston Refining LP reports the 58th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include International Waxes Inc and Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery.
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
- Houston Refining LP's total reported releases fell from 369.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 358.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Refining LP's off-site transfers fell from 131.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Refining LP's air releases rose from 238.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 256.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Houston Refining LP Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Houston Refining LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (249.1K lbs to 358.1K lbs).
Houston Refining LP: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Houston Refining LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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: Hydrogen cyanide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 249.1K lbs | 28 |
| 2020 | 191.8K lbs | 27 |
| 2021 | 402.7K lbs | 27 |
| 2022 | 369.8K lbs | 28 |
| 2023 | 358.1K lbs | 28 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 30 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen cyanide | 373.0K lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 307.7K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 174.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 113.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 92.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 84.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 83.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 81.5K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 78.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 72.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 24.8K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 24.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 14.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 11.6K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 7.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 945 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 530 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 178 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 38 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Houston Refining LP · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Houston Refining LP
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Air Products LLC, Global Pasadena Terminal, Macdermid, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. International Waxes Inc, Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery, Bp Cherry Point Refinery.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Houston Refining LP on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (30). Release-pound peers include Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations, Hexcel Corp, Armstrong World Industries. Chemical-count peers include Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Amvac Chemical Co, Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. 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).
- Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant Cartersville, GA · Electric Utilities 30 chemicals
- Amvac Chemical Co Axis, AL · Chemicals 30 chemicals
- Honda of America Manufacturing Inc Marysville, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC East Liberty, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co, Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP.
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 Hydrogen cyanide, Diethanolamine, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Air Products LLC. Houston Refining LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Houston Refining LP TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Houston Refining LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 0.7% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations (Δ 1.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Houston Refining LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide. 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