EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant
La Porte, TX · Parent: Occidental Chemical Holding Corp
- Total releases
- 390.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 37
- Carcinogens
- 17
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant: how the 390.8K lbs splits
390.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 321.5K lbs 82.3%
- Off-site Transfers 67.2K lbs 17.2%
- Water Discharges 2.0K lbs 0.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant's 390.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.2%. 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 CARC-MID
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 44.7K lbs of releases across 36 chemicals in 2023, and 390.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,239 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. Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant is pounds #234 and chemical-count #34 at 390.8K 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: Metton America Inc; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc; Clean Harbors Deer Park LLC; Tm Deer Park Services LP. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Linde Inc; Lycus Ltd; Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. - E. Dubuque; Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products Inc. Other Occidental Chemical Holding Corp sites in this extract: Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); 1,2-Dichloroethane; Vinyl chloride; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.3% air releases) across 37 chemicals · 17 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 390.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde Inc and Lycus Ltd.
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
391K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant reports the 453rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Linde Inc and Lycus Ltd.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant's total reported releases fell from 159.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant's air releases fell from 148.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant's off-site transfers fell from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant's water releases fell from 469 lb in 2022 to 380 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant Form-R facts
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See how Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 390.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (69.9K lbs to 44.7K lbs).
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant: 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 Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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 | 69.9K lbs | 34 |
| 2020 | 58.2K lbs | 37 |
| 2021 | 58.8K lbs | 37 |
| 2022 | 159.1K lbs | 35 |
| 2023 | 44.7K lbs | 36 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 17 of 37 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Metton America Inc, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc, Clean Harbors Deer Park LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Linde Inc, Lycus Ltd, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. - E. Dubuque.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant on cumulative reported pounds (390.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (37). Release-pound peers include Sierra Aluminum Co Plant II, Linde Inc, Contitech USA LLC. Chemical-count peers include Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.), Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery, Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery. 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).
- Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.) Paulding, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 37 chemicals
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery Channahon, IL · Petroleum 37 chemicals
- Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery Meraux, LA · Petroleum 37 chemicals
- Shintech Plaquemine Plant Plaquemine, LA · Chemicals 37 chemicals
Other Occidental Chemical Holding Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant.
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), 1,2-Dichloroethane, Vinyl chloride, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Metton America Inc. Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · 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.
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sierra Aluminum Co Plant II (Δ 69 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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