EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc
Houston, TX · Parent: Pilot Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 15.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc: how the 15.2K lbs splits
15.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.3K lbs 94.0%
- Off-site Transfers 914 lbs 6.0%
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc's 15.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 15.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,881 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. Pilot Industries of Texas Inc is pounds #859 and chemical-count #804 at 15.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Exterran Energy Solutions LP - Nhr Facility; Baker Hughes - Nhr Facility; Nov Monoflo Breen & Breen Ise; Future Pipe Industries. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Trical Inc; Albi Protective Coatings LLC; Lacamas Laboratories Inc; Dexerials America Corp. Other Pilot Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Liquid Minerals Group New Waverly Plant; Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility; Pilot Chemical Co Lockland Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Certain glycol ethers.
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Trical Inc and Albi Protective Coatings LLC.
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pilot Industries of Texas Inc reports the 1,865th-largest volume (15.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 85.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Trical Inc and Albi Protective Coatings LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilot Industries of Texas Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 85.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilot Industries of Texas Inc's total reported releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilot Industries of Texas Inc's off-site transfers rose from 60 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilot Industries of Texas Inc's air releases rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc Form-R facts
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See how Pilot Industries of Texas Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
60.8× more than the comparison
4.0× 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 Pilot Industries of Texas Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (4.0K lbs to 3.6K lbs).
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc: 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 Pilot Industries of Texas Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 657 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilot Industries of Texas Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Exterran Energy Solutions LP - Nhr Facility, Baker Hughes - Nhr Facility, Nov Monoflo Breen & Breen Ise, 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. Trical Inc, Albi Protective Coatings LLC, Lacamas Laboratories Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilot Industries of Texas Inc on cumulative reported pounds (15.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Kinpak LLC, Clermont Steel Fabricators Inc, Univar Solutions Carson Ca. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Pilot Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Liquid Minerals Group New Waverly Plant, Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility, Pilot Chemical Co Lockland Facility.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Exterran Energy Solutions LP - Nhr Facility. Pilot Industries of Texas Inc 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 Pilot Industries of Texas Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kinpak LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilot Industries of Texas Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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