EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Nouryon USA LLC
- Total releases
- 574.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC: how the 574.8K lbs splits
574.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 572.3K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 0.4%
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC's 574.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol.
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
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 112.1K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 574.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,787 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. Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC is pounds #190 and chemical-count #440 at 574.8K 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: Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant; Lonestar Ecology LLC; Southern Ionics Inc.; Eurecat US. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC; Sivance LLC; Innophos Inc; Rq Resins LLC. Other Nouryon USA LLC sites in this extract: Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Pulp & Performance Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol; Cumene hydroperoxide; Dimethyl phthalate; Ethylene glycol.
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 574.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC and Sivance LLC.
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
575K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC: tert-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC reports the 363rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: tert-Butyl alcohol alone is 96.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC and Sivance LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here tert-Butyl alcohol at 96.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC's total reported releases fell from 119.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC's air releases rose from 614 lb in 2022 to 651 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC's off-site transfers fell from 118.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 111.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 574.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (102.3K lbs to 112.1K lbs).
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC: 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 Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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: tert-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 102.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 129.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 111.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 119.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 112.1K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 556.9K lbs | - |
| Cumene hydroperoxide | 11.6K lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 353 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzoyl chloride | 212 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant, Lonestar Ecology LLC, Southern Ionics Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (574.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Sonneborn LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex Saint Maries, ID · Wood Products 574.6K lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific LLC Taylorsville, MS · Wood Products 574.6K lbs reported
- Sonneborn LLC Petrolia, PA · Petroleum 574.0K lbs reported
- Continental Tire the Americas LLC Mount Vernon, IL · Plastics and Rubber 573.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nouryon USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, Nouryon Pulp & Performance Chemicals LLC.
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 tert-Butyl alcohol, Cumene hydroperoxide, Dimethyl phthalate, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant. Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC 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 Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead tert-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex (Δ 202 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead tert-Butyl alcohol. 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