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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.

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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.

#99 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.4% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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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

2022 → 2023
  • 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

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
20.2M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-MID chem count
57 · 21 carc.
Lead chemical
Methanol

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Total reported releases
Lyondell Chemical Co
20.2M lbs
Vam USA
2.1K lbs

9745.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Lyondell Chemical Co
57
Vam USA
4

14.3× more than the comparison

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 Lyondell Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.2M lbs.

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%)
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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

million lbs

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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 8.2M lbs -
Ethylbenzene 2.5M lbs Carcinogen
Acetophenone 2.4M lbs -
Styrene 1.3M lbs Carcinogen
1,3-Butadiene 922.6K lbs Carcinogen
Allyl alcohol 531.4K lbs -
Benzene 475.5K lbs Carcinogen
Propylene 465.8K lbs -
Propylene oxide 372.1K lbs Carcinogen
Acetonitrile 371.4K lbs -
Ammonia 354.4K lbs -
Ethylene 347.5K lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 256.7K lbs -
Phenol 251.2K lbs -
tert-Butyl alcohol 243.4K lbs -
Toluene 223.7K lbs -
Acetaldehyde 199.7K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 144.5K lbs Carcinogen
Methyl tert-butyl ether 118.5K lbs -
n-Hexane 112.3K lbs -
Isoprene 90.5K lbs Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 62.2K lbs Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 48.5K lbs -
Cumene 41.7K lbs Carcinogen
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 39.5K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 26.4K lbs -
Dicyclopentadiene 19.5K lbs -
Nickel 17.1K lbs Carcinogen
Propionaldehyde 15.1K lbs -
Ethylene oxide 14.7K lbs Carcinogen
Barium And Barium Compounds 9.7K lbs -
Chlorine 7.2K lbs -
Molybdenum trioxide 6.9K lbs Carcinogen
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 5.1K lbs -
Maleic anhydride 4.8K lbs -
Cyclohexane 4.2K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 4.0K lbs -
Copper compounds 3.0K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 2.2K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 1.9K lbs -
Cyclohexanol 1.8K lbs -
Phenanthrene 1.7K lbs -
Furan 1.4K lbs Carcinogen
Crotonaldehyde 1.4K lbs -
Lead 749 lbs Carcinogen
Vinyl acetate 728 lbs Carcinogen
Formic acid 662 lbs -
Anthracene 324 lbs -
sec-Butyl alcohol 320 lbs -
Acrolein 163 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury 59 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 34 lbs Carcinogen
1,2-Butylene oxide 25 lbs Carcinogen
Isobutyraldehyde 4 lbs -
Acetamide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -

Lyondell Chemical Co · LAND-pathway site

Channelview, TX
29.8162, -95.1263
County TRI context
Harris · 9.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Lyondellbasell Finance Co

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.

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.

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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