EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lubrizol Corp
Elmendorf, TX · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 96.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 26
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lubrizol Corp: how the 96.4K lbs splits
96.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 82.7K lbs 85.8%
- Air Releases 13.7K lbs 14.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lubrizol Corp's 96.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 14.2%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Lubrizol Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elmendorf, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.2K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 96.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,666 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. Lubrizol Corp is pounds #458 and chemical-count #69 at 96.4K 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: San Martin Plant; Arconic Inc San Antonio Works; Blue Wing Rm; Vp Racing Fuels Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Stepan Co; Coopers Creek Chemical Corp; Sherwin-Williams Co; Evonik Corp. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Benzyl chloride; Ethylene glycol; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Lubrizol Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.8% off-site transfers) across 26 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 96.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stepan Co and Coopers Creek Chemical Corp.
Lubrizol Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
96K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lubrizol Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lubrizol Corp reports the 928th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 80.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Stepan Co and Coopers Creek Chemical Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lubrizol Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 80.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lubrizol Corp's total reported releases fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Corp's air releases rose from 446 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Corp's off-site transfers fell from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lubrizol Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lubrizol Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 96.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (40.5K lbs to 2.2K lbs).
Lubrizol Corp: 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 Lubrizol Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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 | 40.5K lbs | 24 |
| 2020 | 21.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 26.2K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 5.9K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 2.2K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 77.6K lbs | - |
| Benzyl chloride | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 840 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethyl sulfate | 671 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 665 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 189 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 13 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 7 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 1 lbs | - |
| Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Hydroxyethylethylenediamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Acetophenone | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| p-Cresol | 0 lbs | - |
| Phenol | 0 lbs | - |
| o-Cresol | 0 lbs | - |
| m-Cresol | 0 lbs | - |
Lubrizol Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lubrizol Corp
Closest other reporters in Texas - including San Martin Plant, Arconic Inc San Antonio Works, Blue Wing Rm, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Stepan Co, Coopers Creek Chemical Corp, Sherwin-Williams Co.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lubrizol Corp on cumulative reported pounds (96.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include Pyrotek, Blastech Mobile LLC, Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Conemaugh Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ergon West Virginia 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston 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, Benzyl chloride, Ethylene glycol, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include San Martin Plant. Lubrizol Corp stamps LIGHT 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 Lubrizol Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lubrizol Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elmendorf, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 2.7% of Bexar TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pyrotek (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lubrizol Corp stamps LIGHT 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