EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc
Freeport, TX
- Total releases
- 6.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc: how the 6.4K lbs splits
6.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.4K lbs 100.0%
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc's 6.4K 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: n-Hexane.
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-MID
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 800 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 6.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,706 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. Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc is pounds #1032 and chemical-count #574 at 6.4K 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: Shintech Inc; Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant; Vencorex US Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P; Solenis LLC; Dyno Nobel Inc; Zschimmer & Schwarz. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Propylene oxide; Chlorine; Acrylonitrile.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P and Solenis LLC.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.4K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc reports the 2,223rd-largest volume (6.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P and Solenis 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
- Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc's total reported releases fell from 899 lb in 2022 to 800 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc's air releases fell from 899 lb in 2022 to 800 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc Form-R facts
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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 Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (1.7K lbs to 800 lbs).
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America 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 Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 899 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 800 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 714 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 635 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 563 lbs | - |
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Shintech Inc, Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant, Air Liquide Freeport Hpu 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. Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P, Solenis LLC, Dyno Nobel Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (6.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Sprague East Providence Terminal, Standard Motor Products, Ademco Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Sprague East Providence Terminal East Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 6.4K lbs reported
- Standard Motor Products Independence, KS · Transportation Equipment 6.4K lbs reported
- Ademco Inc San Diego, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 6.4K lbs reported
- Linam Ranch Plant Hobbs, NM · Natural Gas Processing 6.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 n-Hexane, Propylene oxide, Chlorine, Acrylonitrile; nearby reporters include Shintech Inc. Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sprague East Providence Terminal (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane. 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