EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Meglobal Oyster Creek
Freeport, TX · Parent: Meglobal Americas Inc
- Total releases
- 471.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Meglobal Oyster Creek: how the 471.9K lbs splits
471.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 383.7K lbs 81.3%
- Air Releases 84.1K lbs 17.8%
- Water Discharges 4.1K lbs 0.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Meglobal Oyster Creek's 471.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Meglobal Oyster Creek is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 405.5K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 471.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,022 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. Meglobal Oyster Creek is pounds #216 and chemical-count #217 at 471.9K 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: Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant; Corteva Freeport Operations; Championx-Freeport. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Vwr Chemicals LLC; Henkel US Operations Corp; US Nitrogen LLC; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Ethylene; Ammonia; Ethylene oxide.
Meglobal Oyster Creek stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.3% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 471.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vwr Chemicals LLC and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Meglobal Oyster Creek vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
472K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Meglobal Oyster Creek: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Meglobal Oyster Creek reports the 408th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 84.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Vwr Chemicals LLC and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Meglobal Oyster Creek's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 84.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Meglobal Oyster Creek's total reported releases rose from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 405.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Meglobal Oyster Creek's off-site transfers rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 383.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Meglobal Oyster Creek's air releases rose from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Meglobal Oyster Creek Form-R facts
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See how Meglobal Oyster Creek stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18% more than the comparison
5.5× 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 Meglobal Oyster Creek releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 471.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3195% (12.3K lbs to 405.5K lbs).
Meglobal Oyster Creek: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Meglobal Oyster Creek year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3195% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 23.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 19.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 11.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 405.5K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 396.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 36.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 35.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 2.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 567 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroethane | 538 lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 149 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Silver | 0 lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Meglobal Oyster Creek · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Meglobal Oyster Creek
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant, Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant, Corteva Freeport Operations, 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. Vwr Chemicals LLC, Henkel US Operations Corp, US Nitrogen LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Meglobal Oyster Creek on cumulative reported pounds (471.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve, Vwr Chemicals LLC, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve Franklin, NH · Fabricated Metals 472.0K lbs reported
- Vwr Chemicals LLC Sanborn, NY · Chemicals 473.1K lbs reported
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Topeka, KS · Plastics and Rubber 473.1K lbs reported
- Contitech USA Inc. Auburn, IN · Plastics and Rubber 473.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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 Ethylene glycol, Ethylene, Ammonia, Ethylene oxide; nearby reporters include Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant. Meglobal Oyster Creek stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Meglobal Oyster Creek TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Meglobal Oyster Creek totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve (Δ 150 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Meglobal Oyster Creek stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol. 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