EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA
Borger, TX · Parent: Solvay America Inc
- Total releases
- 6.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA: how the 6.5M lbs splits
6.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.4M lbs 98.5%
- Air Releases 97.5K lbs 1.5%
- Off-site Transfers 0 lbs <0.1%
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA's 6.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Borger, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.3M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 6.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 319 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 is pounds #35 and chemical-count #916 at 6.5M 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: Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP Borger Plant; Univar Solution USA Inc Borger; Rock Creek Gas Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Terra International (oklahoma) Llc.; Indorama Ventures; Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp; East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Phenol; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (98.5% land disposal) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Terra International (oklahoma) Llc. and Indorama Ventures.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.5M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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 inside Hutchinson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA reports the 61st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 29.3% of every pound reported in Hutchinson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 98.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Terra International (oklahoma) Llc. and Indorama Ventures.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hutchinson's reported pounds (22.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA's total reported releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA's air releases rose from 14.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA's land releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Solvay Specialty Polymers USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.4× more than the comparison
94% 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 Specialty Polymers USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (1.0M lbs to 1.3M lbs).
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Solvay Specialty Polymers USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.6M lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.4M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.3M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 6.4M lbs | - |
| Phenol | 94.7K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 31.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solvay Specialty Polymers USA
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP Borger Plant, Univar Solution USA Inc Borger, 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. Terra International (oklahoma) Llc., Indorama Ventures, Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solvay Specialty Polymers USA on cumulative reported pounds (6.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Nucor Steel, Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling, Aes Puerto Rico LP. 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.
- Nucor Steel Crawfordsville, IN · Primary Metals 6.5M lbs reported
- Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling Huntsville, AL · Primary Metals 6.5M lbs reported
- Aes Puerto Rico LP Guayama, PR · Electric Utilities 6.5M lbs reported
- Iatan Generating Station Weston, MO · Electric Utilities 6.5M 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-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Phenol, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene; nearby reporters include Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Borger, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 29.3% of Hutchinson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Steel (Δ 478 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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