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
MIXED Form-R mix
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: how the 15.0K lbs splits
15.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.1K lbs 60.5%
- Air Releases 5.9K lbs 39.5%
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's 15.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 60.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
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.
Compare Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals Fort Worth · 32.1K lbs
- Fort Worth Plant Fort Worth · 0 lbs
- Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant Fort Worth · 229 lbs
- Crest Foam Corp Fort Worth · 12 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Solvay USA Inc (CA) · Pure Encapsulations LLC (MA) · Apollo Colors Inc. (IL)
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fort Worth, TX: 15.0K lbs across 3 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 60.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solvay USA Inc and Pure Encapsulations LLC.
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
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
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. Scale peers outside Texas include Solvay USA Inc and Pure Encapsulations LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (89.4% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site 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.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC Form-R 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).
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC 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: Formaldehyde.
| 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 | - |
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC in Tarrant
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Fort Worth Plant, Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant, ordered by distance.
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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
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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.
Use and verify this record
This Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Worth, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Tarrant TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solvay USA Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 60.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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