EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Syntech Cedar Port
Baytown, TX
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Syntech Cedar Port: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 100.0%
Syntech Cedar Port's 1.3K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Syntech Cedar Port is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Baytown, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 780 lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,403 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. Syntech Cedar Port is pounds #1273 and chemical-count #207 at 1.3K 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: Air Products Baytown 3 Facility; Airgas Specialty Products - Baytown Tx; Lattimore Materials Corp - Baytown Rm; Duna USA Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Alza Corp; Stoner Inc; Zeochem LLC; Kingsford Manufacturing Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Cyclohexane; Isopropyl alcohol (only persons who manufacture by the strong acid process are subject, no supplier notification); Xylene (mixed isomers).
Syntech Cedar Port stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alza Corp and Stoner Inc.
Syntech Cedar Port vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Syntech Cedar Port in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Syntech Cedar Port reports the 2,747th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Alza Corp and Stoner Inc.
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
- Syntech Cedar Port's total reported releases rose from 555 lb in 2022 to 780 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Syntech Cedar Port's air releases rose from 555 lb in 2022 to 780 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Syntech Cedar Port's chemicals reported rose from 8 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Syntech Cedar Port Form-R facts
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See how Syntech Cedar Port stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
6.0× more 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 Syntech Cedar Port releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 9314% (8 lbs to 780 lbs).
Syntech Cedar Port: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Syntech Cedar Port year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9314% from 2021 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 555 lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 780 lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). 2 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 628 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 371 lbs | - |
| Isopropyl alcohol (only persons who manufacture by the strong acid process are subject, no supplier notification) | 262 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 52 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 26 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 3 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 2 lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1 lbs | - |
| Thiourea | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydroquinone | 0 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Syntech Cedar Port · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Syntech Cedar Port
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Air Products Baytown 3 Facility, Airgas Specialty Products - Baytown Tx, Lattimore Materials Corp - Baytown Rm, 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. Alza Corp, Stoner Inc, Zeochem LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Syntech Cedar Port on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Unison Engine Components, Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan, U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Unison Engine Components Asheville, NC · Transportation Equipment 1.3K lbs reported
- Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan Sheridan, OR · Other 1.3K lbs reported
- U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA · Other 1.3K lbs reported
- Ogs Technologies LLC Cheshire, CT · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
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 Methanol, Cyclohexane, Isopropyl alcohol (only persons who manufacture by the strong acid process are subject, no supplier notification), Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Air Products Baytown 3 Facility. Syntech Cedar Port stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Syntech Cedar Port TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Syntech Cedar Port totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Baytown, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Chambers TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Unison Engine Components (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Syntech Cedar Port stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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