EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lyondell Chemical Co
Channelview, TX · Parent: Lyondellbasell Finance Co
- Total releases
- 20.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 57
- Carcinogens
- 21
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Lyondell Chemical Co: how the 20.2M lbs splits
20.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 15.3M lbs 75.7%
- Air Releases 4.8M lbs 23.8%
- Off-site Transfers 90.4K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 8.4K lbs <0.1%
Lyondell Chemical Co's 20.2M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 75.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 23.8%. 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-MID
Lyondell Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Channelview, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.0M lbs of releases across 52 chemicals in 2023, and 20.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 99 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. Lyondell Chemical Co is pounds #8 and chemical-count #9 at 20.2M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vam USA; Vallourec Star LP; Tapcoenpro; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC; Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP; J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing; Pcs Phosphate Co Inc. Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co sites in this extract: Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers; Equistar Chemicals LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylbenzene; Acetophenone; Styrene.
Lyondell Chemical Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (75.7% land disposal) across 57 chemicals · 21 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC and Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP.
Lyondell Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lyondell Chemical Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lyondell Chemical Co reports the 23rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC and Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lyondell Chemical Co's total reported releases rose from 3.0 million lb in 2022 to 3.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lyondell Chemical Co's water releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lyondell Chemical Co's off-site transfers fell from 24.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lyondell Chemical Co's air releases rose from 967.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lyondell Chemical Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lyondell Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (4.9M lbs to 3.0M lbs).
Lyondell Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Lyondell Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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 | 4.9M lbs | 48 |
| 2020 | 5.1M lbs | 48 |
| 2021 | 4.1M lbs | 48 |
| 2022 | 3.0M lbs | 48 |
| 2023 | 3.0M lbs | 52 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 21 of 57 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Lyondell Chemical Co · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lyondell Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Vam USA, Vallourec Star LP, Tapcoenpro, 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. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP, J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lyondell Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (20.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (57). Release-pound peers include McCain Foods USA Inc., Dagger Draw Gas Plant, Cerro Wire LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations, Wayne Disposal Inc, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part). 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).
- Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations Kingsport, TN · Chemicals 57 chemicals
- Wayne Disposal Inc Belleville, MI · Hazardous Waste 56 chemicals
- Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part) Baton Rouge, LA · Petroleum 58 chemicals
- Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part) Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 58 chemicals
Other Lyondellbasell Finance Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP, Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers.
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, Ethylbenzene, Acetophenone, Styrene; nearby reporters include Vam USA. Lyondell Chemical Co stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID 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 Lyondell Chemical Co TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lyondell Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Channelview, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 9.3% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: McCain Foods USA Inc. (Δ 51.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lyondell Chemical Co stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · 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