EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nutrien US LLC
Borger, TX · Parent: Nutrien US Topco LLC
- Total releases
- 11.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nutrien US LLC: how the 11.6M lbs splits
11.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 8.1M lbs 70.2%
- Air Releases 3.4M lbs 29.7%
- Water Discharges 9.5K lbs 0.1%
Nutrien US LLC's 11.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 70.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 29.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Nutrien US LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Borger, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.2M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 11.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 181 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. Nutrien US LLC is pounds #13 and chemical-count #158 at 11.6M 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: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant; Borger Carbon Black Plant; Rock Creek Gas Plant; Brenntag Southwest Inc Borger. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC; Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant; Emd Acquisition LLC; The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations. Other Nutrien US Topco LLC sites in this extract: Pcs Phosphate Co Inc; Pcs Nitrogen Ohio L.P.; Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP; Nutrien US LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol; Formaldehyde.
Nutrien US LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (70.2% land disposal) across 13 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC and Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant.
Nutrien US LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nutrien US LLC inside Hutchinson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nutrien US LLC reports the 37th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 52.0% of every pound reported in Hutchinson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 96.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC and Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hutchinson's reported pounds (22.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nutrien US LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.0 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nutrien US LLC's water releases rose from 800 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nutrien US LLC's land releases fell from 2.3 million lb in 2022 to 709.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nutrien US LLC's air releases fell from 694.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 467.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nutrien US LLC Form-R facts
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See how Nutrien US LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
27.2× more than the comparison
86% more 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 Nutrien US LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (2.8M lbs to 1.2M lbs).
Nutrien US LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 1
What this shows Nutrien US LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8M lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 1.9M lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 2.6M lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 3.0M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.2M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 11.1M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 344.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 66.5K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 29.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 70 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 26 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 18 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 15 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Asbestos (friable) | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nutrien US LLC · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nutrien US LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Borger Carbon Black Plant, Rock Creek Gas Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC, Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant, Emd Acquisition LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nutrien US LLC on cumulative reported pounds (11.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, International Paper Bogalusa Mill. 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.
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 Nutrien US Topco LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Pcs Nitrogen Ohio L.P., Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP.
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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant. Nutrien US LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Nutrien US LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nutrien US LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Borger, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325311 · Chemicals. 52.0% of Hutchinson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill (Δ 47.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nutrien US LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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