EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Solvay Chemicals Inc
La Porte, TX · Parent: Essential Holding America LLC
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Solvay Chemicals Inc: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.7M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 100 lbs <0.1%
Solvay Chemicals Inc's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Solvay Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 432.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 703 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. Solvay Chemicals Inc is pounds #72 and chemical-count #918 at 2.7M 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: Ineos Battleground Manufacturing Complex; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co; Johns Manville. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Chemours Chambers Works; Dcl - Bushy Park Facility; Cabot Corp Canal Plant; Adm Processing. Other Essential Holding America LLC sites in this extract: Solvay USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Naphthalene.
Solvay Chemicals Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemours Chambers Works and Dcl - Bushy Park Facility.
Solvay Chemicals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M 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
Solvay Chemicals Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Solvay Chemicals Inc reports the 134th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Chemours Chambers Works and Dcl - Bushy Park Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Solvay Chemicals Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solvay Chemicals Inc's total reported releases fell from 623.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 432.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Chemicals Inc's water releases fell from 623.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 432.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solvay Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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See how Solvay Chemicals Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.1× more than the comparison
63% 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 Solvay Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (718.1K lbs to 432.7K lbs).
Solvay Chemicals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Solvay Chemicals Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 718.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 395.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 483.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 623.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 432.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.7M lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 100 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Solvay Chemicals Inc · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solvay Chemicals Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Ineos Battleground Manufacturing Complex, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solvay Chemicals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Doswell LP, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing USA Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Essential Holding America LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Solvay USA Inc.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Ineos Battleground Manufacturing Complex. Solvay Chemicals Inc stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN 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 Solvay Chemicals Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solvay Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 1.2% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Doswell LP (Δ 13.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solvay Chemicals Inc stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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