EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kuraray America Bayport
Pasadena, TX
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kuraray America Bayport: how the 1.5M lbs splits
1.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.4M lbs 93.0%
- Air Releases 107.4K lbs 7.0%
Kuraray America Bayport's 1.5M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Kuraray America Bayport is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 300.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,020 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. Kuraray America Bayport is pounds #110 and chemical-count #730 at 1.5M 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: Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility; Trecora Wax LLC; Bayport_tx; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Fort Amanda Specialties LLC; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC; Cytec Industries Inc; 3M Co - Tonawanda. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Vinyl acetate; Ethylene; Acetaldehyde.
Kuraray America Bayport stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fort Amanda Specialties LLC and Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC.
Kuraray America Bayport vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kuraray America Bayport: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kuraray America Bayport reports the 207th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 97.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Fort Amanda Specialties LLC and Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kuraray America Bayport's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 97.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kuraray America Bayport's total reported releases fell from 318.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 300.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America Bayport's air releases fell from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America Bayport's off-site transfers fell from 296.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 283.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kuraray America Bayport Form-R 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 Kuraray America Bayport releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (299.0K lbs to 300.3K lbs).
Kuraray America Bayport: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kuraray America Bayport year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 299.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 304.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 315.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 318.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 300.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 13.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 8.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kuraray America Bayport · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kuraray America Bayport
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility, Trecora Wax LLC, Bayport_tx, 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. Fort Amanda Specialties LLC, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, Cytec Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kuraray America Bayport on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include 3M Co - Little Rock, Fort Amanda Specialties LLC, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- 3M Co - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.5M lbs reported
- Fort Amanda Specialties LLC Lima, OH · Chemicals 1.5M lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Joplin, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.5M lbs reported
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC Marietta, OH · Chemicals 1.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 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 Methanol, Vinyl acetate, Ethylene, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility. Kuraray America Bayport stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Kuraray America Bayport TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kuraray America Bayport totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 3M Co - Little Rock (Δ 60 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kuraray America Bayport stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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