EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc
Pasadena, TX
- Total releases
- 25.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc: how the 25.1K lbs splits
25.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 25.1K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc's 25.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Dicyclopentadiene.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.4K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 25.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,727 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. Nippon Chemical Texas Inc is pounds #754 and chemical-count #193 at 25.1K 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: Dixie Chemical Co Inc; Monument Chemical Bayport LLC; Bayport Plant; Grace -Pasadena Catalyst Site. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Sherwin-Williams Co; Lanxess Corp Bushy Park Plant; Flint Hills Resources Camilla LLC; Badger State Ethanol LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dicyclopentadiene; Toluene; Benzene; 1,3-Butadiene.
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwin-Williams Co and Lanxess Corp Bushy Park Plant.
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nippon Chemical Texas Inc reports the 1,629th-largest volume (25.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Sherwin-Williams Co and Lanxess Corp Bushy Park Plant.
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
- Nippon Chemical Texas Inc's total reported releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nippon Chemical Texas Inc's air releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nippon Chemical Texas Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 26% (4.3K lbs to 5.4K lbs).
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nippon Chemical Texas Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 26% 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: Dicyclopentadiene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 5.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 6.0K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 5.4K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dicyclopentadiene | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 4.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 751 lbs | - |
| Chlorobenzene | 308 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 169 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 36 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 1 lbs | - |
| o-Xylene | 0 lbs | - |
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nippon Chemical Texas Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Dixie Chemical Co Inc, Monument Chemical Bayport LLC, Bayport Plant, 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. Sherwin-Williams Co, Lanxess Corp Bushy Park Plant, Flint Hills Resources Camilla LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nippon Chemical Texas Inc on cumulative reported pounds (25.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Alabama Bulk Terminal Co LLC, Infastech-Decorah LLC. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 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 Dicyclopentadiene, Toluene, Benzene, 1,3-Butadiene; nearby reporters include Dixie Chemical Co Inc. Nippon Chemical Texas Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Nippon Chemical Texas Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Dicyclopentadiene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nippon Chemical Texas Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Dicyclopentadiene. 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