EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou
Alvin, TX
- Total releases
- 79.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou: how the 79.7K lbs splits
79.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 77.8K lbs 97.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 2.4%
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou's 79.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alvin, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 6.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 79.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,071 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. Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou is pounds #490 and chemical-count #104 at 79.7K 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: Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant; Polymer Chemistry Chocolate Bayou LLC; Allied Petrochemical Plant; Custom Chemical Services. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Engineered Polymer Solutions; Avient Colorants USA LLC - Holden Facility; Electri-Glass Inc.; Dart Container Corp of Pennsylvania. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Ammonia; Propylene; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.6% air releases) across 19 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Engineered Polymer Solutions and Avient Colorants USA LLC - Holden Facility.
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
80K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou: Ethylene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou reports the 1,032nd-largest volume (79.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene alone is 87.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Engineered Polymer Solutions and Avient Colorants USA LLC - Holden Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene at 87.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou's total reported releases fell from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou's air releases fell from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 79.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 247% (1.7K lbs to 6.0K lbs).
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou year-over-year reported totals (increased by 247% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 30.4K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 25.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 15.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 6.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 69.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Barium | 15 lbs | - |
| Arsenic | 11 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 4 lbs | - |
| Silver | 4 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 4 lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Selenium | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant, Polymer Chemistry Chocolate Bayou LLC, Allied Petrochemical Plant, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou on cumulative reported pounds (79.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include West Fraser Opelika Mill, Triumph Foods LLC, Argos Cement LLC - Roberta Plant. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Ethylene, Ammonia, Propylene, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant. Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alvin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser Opelika Mill (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene. 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