EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Sekisui America Corp
- Total releases
- 132.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant: how the 132.9K lbs splits
132.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 132.9K lbs 100.0%
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant's 132.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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-LEAN
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 21.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 132.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,992 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. Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant is pounds #393 and chemical-count #939 at 132.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Evonik Corp - Pasadena Pmd Plant; Pasadena Fabrication Facility; Phillips 66 Pasadena Terminal; Pasadena Refining System Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Arichem LLC; Nuclear Fuel Services Inc; Big River United Energy LLC; Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc. Other Sekisui America Corp sites in this extract: Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Sekisui Voltek LLC; Sekisui Voltek LLC; Sekisui Kydex LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Vinyl acetate; Acetaldehyde.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 132.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arichem LLC and Nuclear Fuel Services Inc.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
133K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant reports the 764th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 76.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Arichem LLC and Nuclear Fuel Services Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 76.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant's total reported releases fell from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant's air releases fell from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant Form-R facts
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See how Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
87% more than the comparison
67% less 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 Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 132.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 24% (17.2K lbs to 21.3K lbs).
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena 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 Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 57.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 21.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 101.7K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 29.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 1.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Evonik Corp - Pasadena Pmd Plant, Pasadena Fabrication Facility, Phillips 66 Pasadena Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Arichem LLC, Nuclear Fuel Services Inc, Big River United Energy LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant on cumulative reported pounds (132.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Arichem LLC, Harrison Steel Castings Co, Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Arichem LLC Ariton, AL · Chemicals 132.9K lbs reported
- Harrison Steel Castings Co Attica, IN · Primary Metals 132.8K lbs reported
- Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant Kathleen, GA · Food 133.0K lbs reported
- Fontaine Commercial Trailer Inc (formerly Trailer Co ) Haleyville, AL · Transportation Equipment 132.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sekisui America Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC, Sekisui Voltek LLC, Sekisui Voltek LLC.
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 Methanol, Vinyl acetate, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Evonik Corp - Pasadena Pmd Plant. Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant stamps MID 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 Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arichem LLC (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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