EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC
Fort Worth, TX · Parent: Nouryon USA LLC
- Total releases
- 15.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
15.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.1K lbs 60.5%
- Air Releases 5.9K lbs 39.5%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Worth, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 15.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,903 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 Surface Chemistry LLC is pounds #863 and chemical-count #994 at 15.0K 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: Valtris Specialty Chemicals; Fort Worth Plant; Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant; Crest Foam Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Solvay USA Inc; Pure Encapsulations LLC; Apollo Colors Inc.; Ceram-Traz Corp Ceramic Indl Coatings. Other Nouryon USA LLC sites in this extract: Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Pulp & Performance Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Naphthalene; sec-Butyl alcohol.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC has reported 15.0K lbs of toxic releases across 3 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 2 are classified as carcinogens, representing 67% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Chemicals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 61% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC reports the 1,871st-largest volume (15.0K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 89.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's off-site transfers fell from 648 lb in 2022 to 104 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's air releases rose from 916 lb in 2022 to 952 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 87% (8.4K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 8.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 5.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 1.6K lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Fort Worth Plant, Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC on cumulative reported pounds (15.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Solvay USA Inc, Schott N.a. Inc, Berne Plant. 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 Nouryon USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, Nouryon Functional 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 Formaldehyde, Naphthalene, sec-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Valtris Specialty Chemicals. Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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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