EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte
La Porte, TX · Parent: Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
- Total releases
- 4.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte: how the 4.1M lbs splits
4.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.9M lbs 93.6%
- Air Releases 264.8K lbs 6.4%
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte's 4.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.4%. 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 341.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 4.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 494 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. Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte is pounds #54 and chemical-count #917 at 4.1M 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: Kuraray America Inc; The Chemours Co; La Porte Syngas Plant; La Porte Methanol Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC; Lsb Chemical L.l.c; Nucera Solutions LLC; Energizer Holdings Inc. Other Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc sites in this extract: Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc; Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc.; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.; Gelest Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Vinyl acetate; Ethylene.
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC and Lsb Chemical L.l.c.
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.1M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte reports the 93rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 97.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC and Lsb Chemical L.l.c.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 97.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte's total reported releases fell from 554.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 341.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte's off-site transfers fell from 509.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 295.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 87% (2.7M lbs to 341.1K lbs).
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 1
- 2023 0
What this shows Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 87% 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 | 2.7M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 370.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 185.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 554.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 341.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 4.0M lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 76.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene | 29.2K lbs | - |
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Kuraray America Inc, The Chemours Co, La Porte Syngas Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC, Lsb Chemical L.l.c, Nucera Solutions LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte on cumulative reported pounds (4.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station, Cargill Corn Milling, Trapper Mining Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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 Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc, Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc..
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, Vinyl acetate, Ethylene; nearby reporters include Kuraray America Inc. Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte stamps HEAVY 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 Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.9% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station (Δ 7.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte stamps HEAVY 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