EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shell Chemical LP
Deer Park, TX · Parent: Shell Petroleum Inc
- Total releases
- 2.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 54
- Carcinogens
- 18
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shell Chemical LP: how the 2.3M lbs splits
2.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.9M lbs 80.0%
- Off-site Transfers 260.8K lbs 11.2%
- Water Discharges 203.3K lbs 8.7%
- Land Disposal 32 lbs <0.1%
Shell Chemical LP's 2.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 11.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Shell Chemical LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Deer Park, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 573.4K lbs of releases across 37 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 778 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. Shell Chemical LP is pounds #77 and chemical-count #10 at 2.3M 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: Deer Park Refining LP; Westlake Epoxy Inc.- Deer Park Site; Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park-Vcm Plant; Lubrizol Corp Deer Park Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: 3V Sigma USA; Lanxess - West Plant; Eden Custom Processing LLC; Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations. Other Shell Petroleum Inc sites in this extract: Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg; Equilon Carson Terminal; Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant; Sewaren Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Cumene; 1,3-Butadiene.
Shell Chemical LP stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.0% air releases) across 54 chemicals · 18 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include 3V Sigma USA and Lanxess - West Plant.
Shell Chemical LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shell Chemical LP in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shell Chemical LP reports the 149th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include 3V Sigma USA and Lanxess - West 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
- Shell Chemical LP's total reported releases rose from 408.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 573.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Chemical LP's off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 131.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Chemical LP's land releases fell from 26 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Chemical LP's water releases fell from 39.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shell Chemical LP Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Shell Chemical LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (484.7K lbs to 573.4K lbs).
Shell Chemical LP: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Shell Chemical LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 484.7K lbs | 44 |
| 2020 | 382.5K lbs | 45 |
| 2021 | 476.6K lbs | 47 |
| 2022 | 408.8K lbs | 35 |
| 2023 | 573.4K lbs | 37 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 18 of 54 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Shell Chemical LP · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shell Chemical LP
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Deer Park Refining LP, Westlake Epoxy Inc.- Deer Park Site, Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park-Vcm Plant, 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. 3V Sigma USA, Lanxess - West Plant, Eden Custom Processing LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shell Chemical LP on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (54). Release-pound peers include Gibson Solae, 3V Sigma USA, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Illinois Refining Div. Chemical-count peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC, Keystone Cement Co, Heidelberg Materials US Cement 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).
- Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC Burns Harbor, IN · Primary Metals 54 chemicals
- Keystone Cement Co Bath, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 53 chemicals
- Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC Logansport, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 55 chemicals
- Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station Beulah, ND · Electric Utilities 55 chemicals
Other Shell Petroleum Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg, Equilon Carson Terminal, Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant.
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 Ethylene, Propylene, Cumene, 1,3-Butadiene; nearby reporters include Deer Park Refining LP. Shell Chemical LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Shell Chemical LP TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shell Chemical LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Deer Park, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gibson Solae (Δ 1.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shell Chemical LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene. 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