EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Petromax Refining Co LLC
Houston, TX
- Total releases
- 23.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Petromax Refining Co LLC: how the 23.6K lbs splits
23.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 22.3K lbs 94.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 5.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Petromax Refining Co LLC's 23.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cyclohexane.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Petromax Refining Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 23.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,866 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. Petromax Refining Co LLC is pounds #772 and chemical-count #340 at 23.6K 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: Precoat Metals Div Sequa Corp; Technipfmc Umbilicals Inc; John W Stone Oil Distributor; Monument Chemical Houston LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Plz Corp.; Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant; Vance Brothers LLC; Exxonmobil Anchorage Tank Farm. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cyclohexane; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene.
Petromax Refining Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.6% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plz Corp. and Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant.
Petromax Refining Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Petromax Refining Co LLC in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Petromax Refining Co LLC reports the 198th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Plz Corp. and Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant.
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
- Petromax Refining Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Petromax Refining Co LLC's off-site transfers rose from 50 lb in 2022 to 589 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Petromax Refining Co LLC's air releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Petromax Refining Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Petromax Refining Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (4.9K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Petromax Refining Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Petromax Refining Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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: Cyclohexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 4.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 5.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclohexane | 6.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 5.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 589 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 59 lbs | Carcinogen |
Petromax Refining Co LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Petromax Refining Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Precoat Metals Div Sequa Corp, Technipfmc Umbilicals Inc, John W Stone Oil Distributor, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Plz Corp., Citgo Petroleum Corp Cicero Lubricants Manufacturing Plant, Vance Brothers LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Petromax Refining Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (23.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Donsco Inc, Advance Corp, Al-Co Products Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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 Cyclohexane, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Precoat Metals Div Sequa Corp. Petromax Refining Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Petromax Refining Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Cyclohexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Petromax Refining Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Donsco Inc (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Petromax Refining Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Cyclohexane. 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