EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC
Houston, TX · Parent: Nouryon USA LLC
- Total releases
- 115.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: how the 115.3K lbs splits
115.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 101.1K lbs 87.6%
- Air Releases 14.3K lbs 12.4%
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's 115.3K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 87.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Naphthalene.
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 LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 17.8K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 115.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,293 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 #419 and chemical-count #174 at 115.3K 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: Thorpe Plant Services; Amacs Process Tower Internals; Endurance Composites-Pearland; Economy MUD Products Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co); Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC; Guardian Lima LLC; Dupont Louisville Plant. 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: Naphthalene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Certain glycol ethers; Acrylic acid.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (87.6% land disposal) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 115.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) and Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
115K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% 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 840th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.4% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 58.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) and Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (58.6% 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 27.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's land releases fell from 24.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's air releases fell from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand 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: 115.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 28% (13.9K lbs to 17.8K lbs).
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND 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 (increased by 28% 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: Naphthalene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.9K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 14.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 41.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 27.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 17.8K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 64.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 34.0K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene oxide | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethanolamine | 872 lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 269 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 222 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 164 lbs | - |
| m-Cresol | 145 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 33 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 4 lbs | - |
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC · LAND-pathway site
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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 (115.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co), U.S. Army National Guard Camp Roberts Ranges, Brandfx LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
- Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) Brownsville, TN · Chemicals 115.4K lbs reported
- U.S. Army National Guard Camp Roberts Ranges Camp Roberts, CA · Other 115.2K lbs reported
- Brandfx LLC Swea City, IA · Transportation Equipment 115.5K lbs reported
- Hs Automotive of Alabama Inc Enterprise, AL · Plastics and Rubber 115.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
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 Naphthalene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers, Acrylic acid; nearby reporters include Thorpe Plant Services. Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps MID volume · LAND 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 (MID · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene) 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 Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325613 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) (Δ 25 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene. 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