EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kuraray America Inc
Laporte, TX
- Total releases
- 6.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Kuraray America Inc: how the 6.1M lbs splits
6.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.3M lbs 87.1%
- Air Releases 673.5K lbs 11.1%
- Off-site Transfers 115.2K lbs 1.9%
Kuraray America Inc's 6.1M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 87.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.1%. 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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Kuraray America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Laporte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 993.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 6.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 348 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 Inc is pounds #39 and chemical-count #364 at 6.1M 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: The Chemours Co; The Lycra Co la Porte Plant (previously Invista Sarl; Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC; Foremark Performance Chemicals. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP; Kraton Corp; Indorama Ventures; Terra International (oklahoma) Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Vinyl acetate; Acetaldehyde; Hydroquinone.
Kuraray America Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (87.1% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP and Kraton Corp.
Kuraray America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.1M 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
Kuraray America Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kuraray America Inc reports the 68th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 73.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP and Kraton Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kuraray America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 73.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kuraray America Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 993.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America Inc's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 115.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America Inc's land releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 719.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America Inc's air releases rose from 145.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 158.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kuraray America Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kuraray America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (1.5M lbs to 993.2K lbs).
Kuraray America Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Kuraray America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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 | 1.5M lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 817.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 1.4M lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 993.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 4.5M lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 949.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 263.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydroquinone | 226.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 165.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl acrylate | 484 lbs | Carcinogen |
Kuraray America Inc · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kuraray America Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including The Chemours Co, The Lycra Co la Porte Plant (previously Invista Sarl, Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP, Kraton Corp, Indorama Ventures.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kuraray America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (6.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station, Anheuser-Busch LLC, Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station Terrell, NC · Electric Utilities 6.1M lbs reported
- Anheuser-Busch LLC Baldwinsville, NY · Beverages 6.1M lbs reported
- Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho Lewiston, ID · Paper 6.1M lbs reported
- Homer City Generation LP Homer City, PA · Electric Utilities 6.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Acetaldehyde, Hydroquinone; nearby reporters include The Chemours Co. Kuraray America Inc stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kuraray America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Laporte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 2.8% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station (Δ 8.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kuraray America Inc stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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