EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nippon Shokubai America Industries
Seabrook, TX
- Total releases
- 35.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nippon Shokubai America Industries: how the 35.7K lbs splits
35.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.9K lbs 75.2%
- Air Releases 8.9K lbs 24.8%
Nippon Shokubai America Industries's 35.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 75.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylic acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Nippon Shokubai America Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seabrook, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 35.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,906 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 Shokubai America Industries is pounds #671 and chemical-count #1547 at 35.7K 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: American Acryl LP; Arkema Inc; Reg Houston LLC; Bayport Polymers LLC - Hdpe Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Allnex USA Inc.; Honeywell Burdick & Jackson; Old Bridge Chemiacls Inc; Palmer International Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid.
Nippon Shokubai America Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (75.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 35.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allnex USA Inc. and Honeywell Burdick & Jackson.
Nippon Shokubai America Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nippon Shokubai America Industries: Acrylic acid-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nippon Shokubai America Industries reports the 1,461st-largest volume (35.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acrylic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Allnex USA Inc. and Honeywell Burdick & Jackson.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nippon Shokubai America Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Acrylic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nippon Shokubai America Industries's total reported releases fell from 8.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nippon Shokubai America Industries's off-site transfers fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nippon Shokubai America Industries Form-R facts
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90% less 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 Nippon Shokubai America Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 11% (6.3K lbs to 7.0K lbs).
Nippon Shokubai America Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nippon Shokubai America Industries year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11% 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 35.7K lbs | - |
Nippon Shokubai America Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nippon Shokubai America Industries
Closest other reporters in Texas - including American Acryl LP, Arkema Inc, Reg Houston LLC, 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. Allnex USA Inc., Honeywell Burdick & Jackson, Old Bridge Chemiacls Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nippon Shokubai America Industries on cumulative reported pounds (35.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Atlanta Marble Manufacturing Inc, Allnex USA Inc., Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Atlanta Marble Manufacturing Inc Decatur, GA · Plastics and Rubber 35.7K lbs reported
- Allnex USA Inc. East Saint Louis, IL · Chemicals 35.8K lbs reported
- Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron Barron, WI · Food 35.7K lbs reported
- Harley-Davidson Motor Co Operations Inc York, PA · Transportation Equipment 35.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Acrylic acid; nearby reporters include American Acryl LP. Nippon Shokubai America Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Shokubai America Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nippon Shokubai America Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seabrook, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Atlanta Marble Manufacturing Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nippon Shokubai America Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Acrylic acid. 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