EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kaneka North America LLC
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Kaneka Americas Holding Inc.
- Total releases
- 264.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kaneka North America LLC: how the 264.7K lbs splits
264.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 227.6K lbs 86.0%
- Off-site Transfers 37.1K lbs 14.0%
Kaneka North America LLC's 264.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: N,N-Dimethylformamide.
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-MID
Kaneka North America LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 48.6K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 264.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,779 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. Kaneka North America LLC is pounds #294 and chemical-count #111 at 264.7K 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: Ineos Oxide Bayport Eo Plant; Solvay USA LLC Pasadena Tx Plant; Centauri Technologies LLC; Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Loveland Products Inc; Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant; Dsm Nutritional Products LLC; Org Chem Group LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N,N-Dimethylformamide; n-Hexane; Butyl acrylate; Styrene.
Kaneka North America LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.0% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 264.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Loveland Products Inc and Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant.
Kaneka North America LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
265K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kaneka North America LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kaneka North America LLC reports the 548th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Loveland Products Inc and Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant.
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
- Kaneka North America LLC's total reported releases rose from 47.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kaneka North America LLC's off-site transfers rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kaneka North America LLC's air releases rose from 45.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kaneka North America LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kaneka North America LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 264.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (64.6K lbs to 48.6K lbs).
Kaneka North America LLC: 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 Kaneka North America LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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: N,N-Dimethylformamide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 64.6K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 58.7K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 45.6K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 47.3K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 48.6K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 55.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 54.5K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 43.7K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 26.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 24.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 22.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 11.5K lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 7.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 6.6K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Allyl chloride | 499 lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 260 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 22 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether | 11 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene hydroperoxide | 4 lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Kaneka North America LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kaneka North America LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Ineos Oxide Bayport Eo Plant, Solvay USA LLC Pasadena Tx Plant, Centauri Technologies LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Loveland Products Inc, Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant, Dsm Nutritional Products LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kaneka North America LLC on cumulative reported pounds (264.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Jupiter Bach N.a., Bongards' Creameries Perham, Loveland Products Inc. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
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 N,N-Dimethylformamide, n-Hexane, Butyl acrylate, Styrene; nearby reporters include Ineos Oxide Bayport Eo Plant. Kaneka North America LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Kaneka North America LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead N,N-Dimethylformamide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kaneka North America LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jupiter Bach N.a. (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kaneka North America LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead N,N-Dimethylformamide. 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