EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery

Borger, TX · Parent: Phillips 66 Co

Total releases
2.7M lbs
Chemicals reported
49
Carcinogens
13
Primary pathway
Air Releases

MIXED Form-R mix

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery: how the 2.7M lbs splits

2.7M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 1.8M lbs 67.1%
  • Water Discharges 857.5K lbs 31.8%
  • Land Disposal 17.4K lbs 0.6%
  • Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs 0.5%

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 31.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Borger, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 391.2K lbs of releases across 33 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 701 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. Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery is pounds #71 and chemical-count #18 at 2.7M 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: Solvay Specialty Polymers USA; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP Borger Plant; Univar Solution USA Inc Borger; Rock Creek Gas Plant. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Chalmette Refining LLC; Harvest Louisiana Terminals LLC - Alliance Terminal; Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery; Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery. Other Phillips 66 Co sites in this extract: Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery; Phillips 66 Co Sweeny Refinery Complex; Phillips 66 Ponca City Site; Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Methanol.

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Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Borger, TX: 2.7M lbs across 49 chemicals (13 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chalmette Refining LLC and Harvest Louisiana Terminals LLC - Alliance Terminal.

#701 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 2.7% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

2.7M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery reports the 40th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Chalmette Refining LLC and Harvest Louisiana Terminals LLC - Alliance Terminal.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery's total reported releases fell from 438.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 391.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 72 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery's land releases rose from 252 lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery's water releases fell from 167.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 136.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
HEAVY volume
2.7M lbs
MIXED pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
49 · 13 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery
2.7M lbs
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA
6.5M lbs

59% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery
49
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA
3

16.3× 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 Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.

Air Releases 1.8M lbs (67.1%)
Water Discharges 857.5K lbs (31.8%)
Land Disposal 17.4K lbs (0.6%)
Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs (0.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (693.5K lbs to 391.2K lbs).

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 693.5K lbs 39
2020 599.0K lbs 42
2021 573.2K lbs 42
2022 438.4K lbs 36
2023 391.2K lbs 33

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 13 of 49 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 823.8K lbs -
Ammonia 383.2K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 317.7K lbs -
Methanol 251.4K lbs -
n-Hexane 171.7K lbs -
Toluene 149.3K lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 123.5K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 93.2K lbs -
Benzene 80.0K lbs Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 62.8K lbs -
Propylene 38.2K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 23.5K lbs Carcinogen
m-Xylene 19.9K lbs -
Chlorine 17.3K lbs -
p-Xylene 17.0K lbs -
o-Xylene 16.6K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 15.7K lbs -
Formaldehyde 14.1K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 12.0K lbs Carcinogen
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 11.0K lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 10.7K lbs -
Ethylene 8.4K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 4.8K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 4.4K lbs -
Diethanolamine 4.0K lbs -
Zinc compounds 3.4K lbs -
Cumene 2.9K lbs Carcinogen
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 2.8K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen fluoride 2.3K lbs -
Carbon disulfide 2.3K lbs -
Ethylene glycol 1.8K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 1.4K lbs -
Carbonyl sulfide 725 lbs -
Phenol 626 lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 574 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 510 lbs Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 411 lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 350 lbs Carcinogen
Copper And Copper Compounds 306 lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 293 lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 144 lbs -
Biphenyl 124 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 75 lbs -
Styrene 54 lbs Carcinogen
Phenanthrene 44 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 14 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 0 lbs -

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery in Hutchinson

Borger, TX
35.6967, -101.3583
County TRI context
Hutchinson · 12.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Phillips 66 Co

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (49). Release-pound peers include Scepter Inc, Dcl - Bushy Park Facility, Foster Farms Farmerville Plant. Chemical-count peers include Westlake Vinyls Inc, Vickery Environmental Inc., Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Methanol; nearby reporters include Solvay Specialty Polymers USA. Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Borger, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 12.1% of Hutchinson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Scepter Inc (Δ 577 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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