EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC
La Porte, TX
- Total releases
- 39.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC: how the 39.0K lbs splits
39.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 32.4K lbs 83.0%
- Air Releases 6.6K lbs 17.0%
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC's 39.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 39.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,708 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. Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC is pounds #651 and chemical-count #657 at 39.0K 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: The Lycra Co la Porte Plant (previously Invista Sarl; Foremark Performance Chemicals; The Chemours Co; Kuraray America Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: U.S. Paint Corp; Shepherd Middletown Co; Day-Glo Color Corp; Seagate Terminals Savannah LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Methanol; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Chlorine.
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Paint Corp and Shepherd Middletown Co.
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC: Polycyclic aromatic compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC reports the 1,405th-largest volume (39.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Polycyclic aromatic compounds alone is 82.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 82.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include U.S. Paint Corp and Shepherd Middletown Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Polycyclic aromatic compounds at 82.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC's total reported releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC's off-site transfers rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC's air releases rose from 616 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC Form-R facts
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See how Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC 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 Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 96% (4.2K lbs to 8.2K lbs).
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 96% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 14.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 8.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 32.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 37 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 9 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including The Lycra Co la Porte Plant (previously Invista Sarl, Foremark Performance Chemicals, The Chemours Co, 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. U.S. Paint Corp, Shepherd Middletown Co, Day-Glo Color Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC on cumulative reported pounds (39.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Iko Southeast Inc, Pulflex Technologies LLC, U.S. Paint Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Methanol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Chlorine; nearby reporters include The Lycra Co la Porte Plant (previously Invista Sarl. Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325320 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Iko Southeast Inc (Δ 26 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Laporte Rail & Terminal LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds. 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