EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte
La Porte, TX
- Total releases
- 18.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte: how the 18.0K lbs splits
18.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.7K lbs 81.5%
- Air Releases 3.3K lbs 18.5%
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte's 18.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Porte, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 18.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,470 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. Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte is pounds #819 and chemical-count #1575 at 18.0K 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: Geo Specialty Chemicals; Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site; Gulbrandsen Inc.; La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc; US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant; Durez Niagara; Mebrom LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.5% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc and US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant.
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte reports the 1,784th-largest volume (18.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc and US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte's total reported releases fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte's air releases rose from 296 lb in 2022 to 729 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte's off-site transfers fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
66% more than the comparison
75% 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 Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (6.0K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 18.0K lbs | - |
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Geo Specialty Chemicals, Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site, Gulbrandsen Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc, US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant, Durez Niagara.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte on cumulative reported pounds (18.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC, Franklin Foods West Inc., Northrop Grumman el Segundo. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC Salem, VA · Plastics and Rubber 18.0K lbs reported
- Franklin Foods West Inc. Casa Grande, AZ · Food 18.0K lbs reported
- Northrop Grumman el Segundo El Segundo, CA · Transportation Equipment 18.0K lbs reported
- Etc Northeast Fld Svc Llc/pike Comp Sta Rochester, PA · Natural Gas Processing 18.0K 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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Geo Specialty Chemicals. Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Porte, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Songwon International Americas Inc. - la Porte stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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