EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kuraray America-Eval Bu
Pasadena, TX
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kuraray America-Eval Bu: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 936.6K lbs 76.8%
- Air Releases 282.3K lbs 23.2%
Kuraray America-Eval Bu's 1.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 76.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 23.2%. 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-Eval Bu is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 266.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,162 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-Eval Bu is pounds #127 and chemical-count #732 at 1.2M 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: Air Liquide Large Industries US LP; Air Liquide Large Industries US LP - Smr Unit; E R Carpenter LP; Kuraray America Inc Septon Bu. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works; Bakelite Synthetics; Honeywell International Inc Geismar Plant; Basf Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene; Vinyl acetate; Acetaldehyde.
Kuraray America-Eval Bu stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (76.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works and Bakelite Synthetics.
Kuraray America-Eval Bu vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M 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-Eval Bu: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kuraray America-Eval Bu reports the 234th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 81.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works and Bakelite Synthetics.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kuraray America-Eval Bu's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 81.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kuraray America-Eval Bu's total reported releases fell from 294.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 266.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America-Eval Bu's off-site transfers fell from 240.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 210.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America-Eval Bu's air releases rose from 54.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kuraray America-Eval Bu 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-Eval Bu releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 32% (202.1K lbs to 266.7K lbs).
Kuraray America-Eval Bu: 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-Eval Bu year-over-year reported totals (increased by 32% 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 | 202.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 180.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 275.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 294.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 266.7K 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 | 998.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 157.0K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 58.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 4.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kuraray America-Eval Bu · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kuraray America-Eval Bu
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Air Liquide Large Industries US LP, Air Liquide Large Industries US LP - Smr Unit, E R Carpenter LP, 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. Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works, Bakelite Synthetics, Honeywell International Inc Geismar Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kuraray America-Eval Bu on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Nautique Boat Co Inc., Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works, Bakelite Synthetics. 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.
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, Ethylene, Vinyl acetate, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Air Liquide Large Industries US LP. Kuraray America-Eval Bu 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-Eval Bu 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-Eval Bu totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.6% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nautique Boat Co Inc. (Δ 310 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kuraray America-Eval Bu 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