EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston
Houston, TX · Parent: Polynt Composites USA Inc
- Total releases
- 538.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston: how the 538.9K lbs splits
538.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 417.5K lbs 77.5%
- Air Releases 121.4K lbs 22.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston's 538.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 77.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 22.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 97.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 538.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,859 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. Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston is pounds #196 and chemical-count #373 at 538.9K 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: Allchem Services Inc; Exxon Mobil Corp South Houston Terminal; Nov Coating Houston; Basf Houston Polyurethane. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.; Jupiter Sulphur LLC; Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC; Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.. Other Polynt Composites USA Inc sites in this extract: Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylene glycol; Phthalic anhydride.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (77.5% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 538.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc. and Jupiter Sulphur LLC.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
539K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston reports the 380th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc. and Jupiter Sulphur LLC.
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
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston's total reported releases rose from 28.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 97.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston's off-site transfers rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston's air releases fell from 27.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston Form-R facts
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See how Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6340.4× more than the comparison
60% 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 Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 538.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (128.0K lbs to 97.0K lbs).
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 128.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 149.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 136.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 28.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 97.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 151.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 145.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 137.1K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 56.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 27.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Maleic anhydride | 20.8K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston on cumulative reported pounds (538.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc., Long Prairie Packing Co. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Styrene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylene glycol, Phthalic anhydride; nearby reporters include Allchem Services Inc. Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory (Δ 38 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Styrene. 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