EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Oxbow Calcining LLC
Port Arthur, TX · Parent: Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 279.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Oxbow Calcining LLC: how the 279.4K lbs splits
279.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 279.3K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 35 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Oxbow Calcining LLC's 279.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Oxbow Calcining LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Port Arthur, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 52.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 279.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,693 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. Oxbow Calcining LLC is pounds #283 and chemical-count #379 at 279.4K 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: Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC; Motiva-Port Arthur Terminal; Chevron Port Arthur Lubricants Plant; Derrick Oil & Supply Co Inc. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Calcasieu Refining Co; Drummond Co Inc Abc Coke Div; Rain Cii Carbon LLC; Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div. Other Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Oxbow Calcining LLC; Oxbow Midwest Calcining LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Oxbow Calcining LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 279.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Calcasieu Refining Co and Drummond Co Inc Abc Coke Div.
Oxbow Calcining LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
279K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Oxbow Calcining LLC: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Oxbow Calcining LLC reports the 125th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 73.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Calcasieu Refining Co and Drummond Co Inc Abc Coke Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Oxbow Calcining LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 73.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Oxbow Calcining LLC's total reported releases fell from 64.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxbow Calcining LLC's air releases fell from 64.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Oxbow Calcining LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Oxbow Calcining LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 279.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (60.4K lbs to 52.4K lbs).
Oxbow Calcining LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Oxbow Calcining LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 49.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 53.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 64.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 52.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 206.5K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 69.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 912 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 850 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 30 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 27 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 6 lbs | - |
Oxbow Calcining LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Oxbow Calcining LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC, Motiva-Port Arthur Terminal, Chevron Port Arthur Lubricants Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Calcasieu Refining Co, Drummond Co Inc Abc Coke Div, Rain Cii Carbon LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Oxbow Calcining LLC on cumulative reported pounds (279.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Century Plating Co Inc., Viking Yacht Co Inc, Hartson-Kennedy Inc. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Century Plating Co Inc. Chicago, IL · Fabricated Metals 279.4K lbs reported
- Viking Yacht Co Inc New Gretna, NJ · Transportation Equipment 279.2K lbs reported
- Hartson-Kennedy Inc Gulfport, MS · Furniture 279.0K lbs reported
- Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc Mesa, AZ · Chemicals 278.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Oxbow Calcining LLC, Oxbow Midwest Calcining 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC. Oxbow Calcining LLC stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
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This Oxbow Calcining LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Oxbow Calcining LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Port Arthur, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324199 · Petroleum. 0.4% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Merchant Metals LLC (Δ 75 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Oxbow Calcining LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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