EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant
Alvin, TX · Parent: Ineos US I Inc
- Total releases
- 3.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant: how the 3.9M lbs splits
3.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.7M lbs 94.4%
- Water Discharges 219.0K lbs 5.6%
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs <0.1%
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant's 3.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 5.6%. 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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alvin, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 666.3K lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 3.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 517 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 USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant is pounds #57 and chemical-count #94 at 3.9M 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 Oligomers Chocolate Bayou; Polymer Chemistry Chocolate Bayou LLC; Allied Petrochemical Plant; Custom Chemical Services. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Nucera Solutions LLC; Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC; Lsb Chemical L.l.c; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC. Other Ineos US I Inc sites in this extract: Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant; Ineos Nitriles USA LLC; Ineos USA LLC Stratton Ridge. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; 1,3-Butadiene; Ammonia.
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.4% air releases) across 20 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucera Solutions LLC and Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC.
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.9M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant reports the 96th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Nucera Solutions LLC and Koch Fertilizer Wever 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
- Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant's total reported releases fell from 847.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 666.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant's air releases fell from 804.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 625.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant's chemicals reported rose from 18 in 2022 to 19 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant's water releases fell from 42.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (630.7K lbs to 666.3K lbs).
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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 | 630.7K lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 888.1K lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 900.2K lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 847.0K lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 666.3K lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Propylene | 1.1M lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 497.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 351.1K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 202.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 51.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 38.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 32.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 28.6K lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 27.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 19.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 14.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 10.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 3.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Anthracene | 603 lbs | - |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 25 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center, Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill, Real Alloy Recycling LLC. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center West Alton, MO · Electric Utilities 3.9M lbs reported
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill Hawesville, KY · Paper 3.9M lbs reported
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC Morgantown, KY · Primary Metals 3.9M lbs reported
- Clarios LLC Florence, SC · Primary Metals 3.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ineos US I Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant, Ineos Nitriles USA LLC, Ineos USA LLC Stratton Ridge.
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, Propylene, 1,3-Butadiene, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou. Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant 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 Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alvin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 3.2% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center (Δ 6.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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