EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
La Porte Methanol Plant
La Porte, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Industries
- Total releases
- 29.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
La Porte Methanol Plant: how the 29.3K lbs splits
29.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.3K lbs 100.0%
La Porte Methanol Plant's 29.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
La Porte Methanol Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 16.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2020, and 29.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 7,366 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. La Porte Methanol Plant is pounds #718 and chemical-count #976 at 29.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: La Porte Syngas Plant; South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility; Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte; Greif Packaging LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant; Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods; SE Tylose Louisiana LLC; Bostik Inc.. Other Lyondellbasell Industries sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant; La Porte Syngas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; sec-Butyl alcohol; n-Butyl alcohol.
La Porte Methanol Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.3K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant and Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods.
La Porte Methanol Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
La Porte Methanol Plant: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, La Porte Methanol Plant reports the 1,561st-largest volume (29.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant and Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods.
Concentrated means ≥60% of La Porte Methanol Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
La Porte Methanol Plant Form-R facts
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See how La Porte Methanol Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 La Porte Methanol Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 25% (13.0K lbs to 16.3K lbs).
La Porte Methanol Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows La Porte Methanol Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 25% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 13.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 16.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 29.3K lbs | - |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
La Porte Methanol Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to La Porte Methanol Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including La Porte Syngas Plant, South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility, Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte, 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. Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant, Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods, SE Tylose Louisiana LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest La Porte Methanol Plant on cumulative reported pounds (29.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include 3M Co, Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc., Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Rockland, MA · Paper 29.3K lbs reported
- Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc. Oakdale, CA · Food 29.3K lbs reported
- Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 29.3K lbs reported
- Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods Cairo, OH · Chemicals 29.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Equistar Chemicals LP, Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant.
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, sec-Butyl alcohol, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include La Porte Syngas Plant. La Porte Methanol Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 La Porte Methanol Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
La Porte Methanol Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Newberry Gas Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
La Porte Methanol Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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