EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Isp Technologies Inc
Texas City, TX · Parent: Ashland Inc
- Total releases
- 11.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
11.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 11.4M lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 75.8K lbs 0.7%
- Off-site Transfers 11.4K lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 503 lbs <0.1%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Isp Technologies Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Texas City, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.1M lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 11.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 183 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. Isp Technologies Inc is pounds #14 and chemical-count #435 at 11.5M 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: Clean Harbors San Leon Inc; Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant; Texas City Extraction Plant; Blanchard Refining Co LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC; Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant; The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; Emd Acquisition LLC. Other Ashland Inc sites in this extract: Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.; Isp Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ammonia; Methanol.
Isp Technologies Inc has reported 11.5M lbs of toxic releases across 7 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 14% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Chemicals sector. The primary release pathway is land disposal, accounting for 99% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Isp Technologies Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Isp Technologies Inc reports the 38th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 69.5% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Isp Technologies Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Isp Technologies Inc's off-site transfers fell from 22 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Isp Technologies Inc's air releases fell from 13.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Isp Technologies Inc's land releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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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 Isp Technologies Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (2.5M lbs to 2.1M lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Isp Technologies Inc - annual TRI totals
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5M lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 2.2M lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 2.5M lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 2.2M lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 2.1M lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8.0M lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2.9M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 246.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 224.9K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 78.3K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 46.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 10.8K lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Isp Technologies Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Clean Harbors San Leon Inc, Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant, Texas City Extraction Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC, Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant, The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Isp Technologies Inc on cumulative reported pounds (11.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
Other Ashland Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p., Isp Chemicals LLC.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ammonia, Methanol; nearby reporters include Clean Harbors San Leon Inc. Isp Technologies Inc stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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.
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TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions. The methodology explains how records are joined, computed, and refreshed.
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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