EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC
Orange, TX · Parent: Syensqo Holding Inc.
- Total releases
- 708.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC: how the 708.1K lbs splits
708.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 483.6K lbs 68.3%
- Air Releases 224.5K lbs 31.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC's 708.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 68.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Mixture.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Orange, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 525.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 708.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,599 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 Specialty Polymers USA LLC is pounds #164 and chemical-count #516 at 708.1K 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: Honeywell International Inc; Arlanxeo; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Lp-Orange. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Curia Rensselaer Inc.; Westlake Vinyls Co; Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant; Pbi Performance Products Inc. Other Syensqo Holding Inc. sites in this extract: Solvay USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Mixture; Ethylene; Freon 113 (CFC-113); Chloroform.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Orange, TX: 708.1K lbs across 6 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 68.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Curia Rensselaer Inc. and Westlake Vinyls Co.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
708K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC: Mixture-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC reports the 322nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Mixture alone is 68.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Curia Rensselaer Inc. and Westlake Vinyls Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Mixture at 68.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC's total reported releases rose from 38.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 525.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 483.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC's air releases rose from 38.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC Form-R facts
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See how Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18% more than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 708.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 922% (51.4K lbs to 525.6K lbs).
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 922% 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: Mixture.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 41.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 51.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 38.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 525.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Mixture | 483.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 124.5K lbs | - |
| Freon 113 (CFC-113) | 49.4K lbs | - |
| Chloroform | 35.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 15.2K lbs | - |
| Trichloroacetyl chloride | 43 lbs | - |
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC in Orange
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Honeywell International Inc, Arlanxeo, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Curia Rensselaer Inc., Westlake Vinyls Co, Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (708.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Middletown Coke Co, French Island Plant, Coresco LLC Maidsville Complex. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Syensqo Holding Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Solvay USA 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 Mixture, Ethylene, Freon 113 (CFC-113), Chloroform; nearby reporters include Honeywell International Inc. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Mixture) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Orange, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 2.4% of Orange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Middletown Coke Co (Δ 286 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 68.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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