EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Invista Houston
Houston, TX · Parent: Koch Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 505.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Invista Houston: how the 505.7K lbs splits
505.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 499.4K lbs 98.7%
- Off-site Transfers 6.0K lbs 1.2%
- Water Discharges 367 lbs 0.1%
Invista Houston's 505.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Invista Houston is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 94.3K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 505.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,939 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. Invista Houston is pounds #206 and chemical-count #129 at 505.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Tpc Group LLC; Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Allnex USA Inc; Bostik Inc.; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Other Koch Industries Inc sites in this extract: Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC; Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Propylene; Ethylene; Benzene.
Invista Houston stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.7% air releases) across 16 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 505.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allnex USA Inc and Bostik Inc..
Invista Houston vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
506K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Invista Houston in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Invista Houston reports the 391st-largest volume, placing it in the top 10% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Allnex USA Inc and Bostik 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
- Invista Houston's total reported releases rose from 89.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Invista Houston's off-site transfers rose from 513 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Invista Houston's air releases rose from 88.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 92.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Invista Houston Form-R facts
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See how Invista Houston stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
52% less than the comparison
4.0× 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 Invista Houston releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 505.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (124.1K lbs to 94.3K lbs).
Invista Houston: 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 Invista Houston year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 124.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 96.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 101.7K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 89.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 94.3K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 301.3K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 140.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 38.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 9.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 5.7K lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 3.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 803 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 272 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 196 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 171 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 86 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Isoprene | 46 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
Invista Houston · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Tpc Group LLC, Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Allnex USA Inc, Bostik Inc., Ppg Industries Inc Barberton.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Invista Houston on cumulative reported pounds (505.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Dawson Oilseeds Complex, Western Digital Technologies - Fremont, Thermafiber Inc. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co 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.
- Dawson Oilseeds Complex Dawson, GA · Food 505.5K lbs reported
- Western Digital Technologies - Fremont Fremont, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 505.1K lbs reported
- Thermafiber Inc Wabash, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 505.1K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Fairfield, CA · Fabricated Metals 506.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site.
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 Ammonia, Propylene, Ethylene, Benzene; nearby reporters include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Invista Houston stamps MID 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 Invista Houston TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Invista Houston totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dawson Oilseeds Complex (Δ 199 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Invista Houston stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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